diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
index fa7c4f1..7316dd1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
@@ -621,6 +621,38 @@
 	return mulhdu(get_tb() - boot_tb, tb_to_ns_scale) << tb_to_ns_shift;
 }
 
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES
+
+/*
+ * Running clock - attempts to give a view of time passing for a virtualised
+ * kernels.
+ * Uses the VTB register if available otherwise a next best guess.
+ */
+unsigned long long running_clock(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Don't read the VTB as a host since KVM does not switch in host
+	 * timebase into the VTB when it takes a guest off the CPU, reading the
+	 * VTB would result in reading 'last switched out' guest VTB.
+	 *
+	 * Host kernels are often compiled with CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES checked, it
+	 * would be unsafe to rely only on the #ifdef above.
+	 */
+	if (firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR) &&
+	    cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S))
+		return mulhdu(get_vtb() - boot_tb, tb_to_ns_scale) << tb_to_ns_shift;
+
+	/*
+	 * This is a next best approximation without a VTB.
+	 * On a host which is running bare metal there should never be any stolen
+	 * time and on a host which doesn't do any virtualisation TB *should* equal
+	 * VTB so it makes no difference anyway.
+	 */
+	return local_clock() - cputime_to_nsecs(kcpustat_this_cpu->cpustat[CPUTIME_STEAL]);
+}
+#endif
+
 static int __init get_freq(char *name, int cells, unsigned long *val)
 {
 	struct device_node *cpu;