diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s.h
index cef2b892245c..5cf306ae0ac3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ struct kvmppc_vcore {
 	u32 arch_compat;
 	ulong pcr;
 	ulong dpdes;		/* doorbell state (POWER8) */
+	ulong vtb;		/* virtual timebase */
 	ulong conferring_threads;
 	unsigned int halt_poll_ns;
 };
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s {
 	u64 sdr1;
 	u64 hior;
 	u64 msr_mask;
+	u64 vtb;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_32
 	u32 vsid_pool[VSID_POOL_SIZE];
 	u32 vsid_next;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index ed30d2ea21b7..28350a294b1e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -475,7 +475,6 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
 	ulong purr;
 	ulong spurr;
 	ulong ic;
-	ulong vtb;
 	ulong dscr;
 	ulong amr;
 	ulong uamor;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index b89d14c0352c..a51ae9b165e0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -506,7 +506,6 @@ int main(void)
 	DEFINE(VCPU_PURR, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.purr));
 	DEFINE(VCPU_SPURR, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.spurr));
 	DEFINE(VCPU_IC, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.ic));
-	DEFINE(VCPU_VTB, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.vtb));
 	DEFINE(VCPU_DSCR, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.dscr));
 	DEFINE(VCPU_AMR, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.amr));
 	DEFINE(VCPU_UAMOR, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.uamor));
@@ -557,6 +556,7 @@ int main(void)
 	DEFINE(VCORE_LPCR, offsetof(struct kvmppc_vcore, lpcr));
 	DEFINE(VCORE_PCR, offsetof(struct kvmppc_vcore, pcr));
 	DEFINE(VCORE_DPDES, offsetof(struct kvmppc_vcore, dpdes));
+	DEFINE(VCORE_VTB, offsetof(struct kvmppc_vcore, vtb));
 	DEFINE(VCPU_SLB_E, offsetof(struct kvmppc_slb, orige));
 	DEFINE(VCPU_SLB_V, offsetof(struct kvmppc_slb, origv));
 	DEFINE(VCPU_SLB_SIZE, sizeof(struct kvmppc_slb));
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
index ba231a1d43d4..b6952dd23152 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
@@ -599,9 +599,6 @@ int kvmppc_get_one_reg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 id,
 		case KVM_REG_PPC_BESCR:
 			*val = get_reg_val(id, vcpu->arch.bescr);
 			break;
-		case KVM_REG_PPC_VTB:
-			*val = get_reg_val(id, vcpu->arch.vtb);
-			break;
 		case KVM_REG_PPC_IC:
 			*val = get_reg_val(id, vcpu->arch.ic);
 			break;
@@ -673,9 +670,6 @@ int kvmppc_set_one_reg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 id,
 		case KVM_REG_PPC_BESCR:
 			vcpu->arch.bescr = set_reg_val(id, *val);
 			break;
-		case KVM_REG_PPC_VTB:
-			vcpu->arch.vtb = set_reg_val(id, *val);
-			break;
 		case KVM_REG_PPC_IC:
 			vcpu->arch.ic = set_reg_val(id, *val);
 			break;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_emulate.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_emulate.c
index 2afdb9c0937d..7d9e4ed2e415 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_emulate.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_emulate.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ int kvmppc_core_emulate_mfspr_pr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, ulong *spr_val
 		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.spurr;
 		break;
 	case SPRN_VTB:
-		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.vtb;
+		*spr_val = to_book3s(vcpu)->vtb;
 		break;
 	case SPRN_IC:
 		*spr_val = vcpu->arch.ic;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 9b3bba643b43..c4f8971c954d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -1199,6 +1199,9 @@ static int kvmppc_get_one_reg_hv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 id,
 	case KVM_REG_PPC_DPDES:
 		*val = get_reg_val(id, vcpu->arch.vcore->dpdes);
 		break;
+	case KVM_REG_PPC_VTB:
+		*val = get_reg_val(id, vcpu->arch.vcore->vtb);
+		break;
 	case KVM_REG_PPC_DAWR:
 		*val = get_reg_val(id, vcpu->arch.dawr);
 		break;
@@ -1391,6 +1394,9 @@ static int kvmppc_set_one_reg_hv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 id,
 	case KVM_REG_PPC_DPDES:
 		vcpu->arch.vcore->dpdes = set_reg_val(id, *val);
 		break;
+	case KVM_REG_PPC_VTB:
+		vcpu->arch.vcore->vtb = set_reg_val(id, *val);
+		break;
 	case KVM_REG_PPC_DAWR:
 		vcpu->arch.dawr = set_reg_val(id, *val);
 		break;
@@ -2213,9 +2219,11 @@ static bool can_piggyback_subcore(struct kvmppc_vcore *pvc,
 	    pvc->lpcr != vc->lpcr)
 		return false;
 
-	/* P8 guest with > 1 thread per core would see wrong TIR value */
-	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S) &&
-	    (vc->num_threads > 1 || pvc->num_threads > 1))
+	/*
+	 * P8 guests can't do piggybacking, because then the
+	 * VTB would be shared between the vcpus.
+	 */
+	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S))
 		return false;
 
 	n_thr = cip->subcore_threads[sub] + pvc->num_threads;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
index 7cc924b5eea2..c3c1d1bcfc67 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
@@ -644,9 +644,11 @@ ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S)
 38:
 
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
-	/* DPDES is shared between threads */
+	/* DPDES and VTB are shared between threads */
 	ld	r8, VCORE_DPDES(r5)
+	ld	r7, VCORE_VTB(r5)
 	mtspr	SPRN_DPDES, r8
+	mtspr	SPRN_VTB, r7
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S)
 
 	/* Mark the subcore state as inside guest */
@@ -806,10 +808,8 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S)
 	mtspr	SPRN_CIABR, r7
 	mtspr	SPRN_TAR, r8
 	ld	r5, VCPU_IC(r4)
-	ld	r6, VCPU_VTB(r4)
-	mtspr	SPRN_IC, r5
-	mtspr	SPRN_VTB, r6
 	ld	r8, VCPU_EBBHR(r4)
+	mtspr	SPRN_IC, r5
 	mtspr	SPRN_EBBHR, r8
 	ld	r5, VCPU_EBBRR(r4)
 	ld	r6, VCPU_BESCR(r4)
@@ -1334,10 +1334,8 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S)
 	stw	r6, VCPU_PSPB(r9)
 	std	r7, VCPU_FSCR(r9)
 	mfspr	r5, SPRN_IC
-	mfspr	r6, SPRN_VTB
 	mfspr	r7, SPRN_TAR
 	std	r5, VCPU_IC(r9)
-	std	r6, VCPU_VTB(r9)
 	std	r7, VCPU_TAR(r9)
 	mfspr	r8, SPRN_EBBHR
 	std	r8, VCPU_EBBHR(r9)
@@ -1564,9 +1562,11 @@ kvmhv_switch_to_host:
 	isync
 
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
-	/* DPDES is shared between threads */
+	/* DPDES and VTB are shared between threads */
 	mfspr	r7, SPRN_DPDES
+	mfspr	r8, SPRN_VTB
 	std	r7, VCORE_DPDES(r5)
+	std	r8, VCORE_VTB(r5)
 	/* clear DPDES so we don't get guest doorbells in the host */
 	li	r8, 0
 	mtspr	SPRN_DPDES, r8
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
index e76f79a45988..69ebd70160f2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void kvmppc_copy_from_svcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	 */
 	vcpu->arch.purr += get_tb() - vcpu->arch.entry_tb;
 	vcpu->arch.spurr += get_tb() - vcpu->arch.entry_tb;
-	vcpu->arch.vtb += get_vtb() - vcpu->arch.entry_vtb;
+	to_book3s(vcpu)->vtb += get_vtb() - vcpu->arch.entry_vtb;
 	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S))
 		vcpu->arch.ic += mfspr(SPRN_IC) - vcpu->arch.entry_ic;
 	svcpu->in_use = false;
@@ -1361,6 +1361,9 @@ static int kvmppc_get_one_reg_pr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 id,
 	case KVM_REG_PPC_HIOR:
 		*val = get_reg_val(id, to_book3s(vcpu)->hior);
 		break;
+	case KVM_REG_PPC_VTB:
+		*val = get_reg_val(id, to_book3s(vcpu)->vtb);
+		break;
 	case KVM_REG_PPC_LPCR:
 	case KVM_REG_PPC_LPCR_64:
 		/*
@@ -1397,6 +1400,9 @@ static int kvmppc_set_one_reg_pr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 id,
 		to_book3s(vcpu)->hior = set_reg_val(id, *val);
 		to_book3s(vcpu)->hior_explicit = true;
 		break;
+	case KVM_REG_PPC_VTB:
+		to_book3s(vcpu)->vtb = set_reg_val(id, *val);
+		break;
 	case KVM_REG_PPC_LPCR:
 	case KVM_REG_PPC_LPCR_64:
 		kvmppc_set_lpcr_pr(vcpu, set_reg_val(id, *val));