diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
index 870e75d30459..7c7c5a16284d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
@@ -988,6 +988,10 @@ static void register_decrementer_clockevent(int cpu)
 
 	printk_once(KERN_DEBUG "clockevent: %s mult[%x] shift[%d] cpu[%d]\n",
 		    dec->name, dec->mult, dec->shift, cpu);
+
+	/* Set values for KVM, see kvm_emulate_dec() */
+	decrementer_clockevent.mult = dec->mult;
+	decrementer_clockevent.shift = dec->shift;
 }
 
 static void enable_large_decrementer(void)