diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 9df24fb50b0e9..b33d01c45b4d7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -2540,7 +2540,7 @@ static int kvmppc_set_one_reg_hv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 id,
 		vcpu->arch.mmcrs = set_reg_val(id, *val);
 		break;
 	case KVM_REG_PPC_MMCR3:
-		*val = get_reg_val(id, vcpu->arch.mmcr[3]);
+		kvmppc_set_mmcr_hv(vcpu, 3, set_reg_val(id, *val));
 		break;
 	case KVM_REG_PPC_PMC1 ... KVM_REG_PPC_PMC8:
 		i = id - KVM_REG_PPC_PMC1;