diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/hypervisor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/hypervisor.h
index 7a15153c675dd..b518c75099333 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/hypervisor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/hypervisor.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ extern const struct hypervisor_x86 *x86_hyper;
 extern const struct hypervisor_x86 x86_hyper_vmware;
 extern const struct hypervisor_x86 x86_hyper_ms_hyperv;
 extern const struct hypervisor_x86 x86_hyper_xen_hvm;
+extern const struct hypervisor_x86 x86_hyper_kvm;
 
 static inline bool hypervisor_x2apic_available(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hypervisor.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hypervisor.c
index 755f64fb07432..6d6dd7afb2296 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hypervisor.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hypervisor.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ static const __initconst struct hypervisor_x86 * const hypervisors[] =
 #endif
 	&x86_hyper_vmware,
 	&x86_hyper_ms_hyperv,
+	&x86_hyper_kvm,
 };
 
 const struct hypervisor_x86 *x86_hyper;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
index 75ab94c75c7a4..299cf1470923f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
 #include <asm/apicdef.h>
+#include <asm/hypervisor.h>
 
 static int kvmapf = 1;
 
@@ -483,6 +484,19 @@ void __init kvm_guest_init(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+static bool __init kvm_detect(void)
+{
+	if (!kvm_para_available())
+		return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
+const struct hypervisor_x86 x86_hyper_kvm __refconst = {
+	.name			= "KVM",
+	.detect			= kvm_detect,
+};
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(x86_hyper_kvm);
+
 static __init int activate_jump_labels(void)
 {
 	if (has_steal_clock) {