diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
index ffbb871..b2540753 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
@@ -242,6 +242,12 @@
  */
 	.globl	kvm_start_guest
 kvm_start_guest:
+
+	/* Set runlatch bit the minute you wake up from nap */
+	mfspr	r1, SPRN_CTRLF
+	ori 	r1, r1, 1
+	mtspr	SPRN_CTRLT, r1
+
 	ld	r2,PACATOC(r13)
 
 	li	r0,KVM_HWTHREAD_IN_KVM