diff --git a/src/cpu/cpu_ppc64.c b/src/cpu/cpu_ppc64.c
index 85aa5bcb31..72b8fa05a3 100644
--- a/src/cpu/cpu_ppc64.c
+++ b/src/cpu/cpu_ppc64.c
@@ -667,13 +667,13 @@ ppc64DriverUpdate(virCPUDefPtr guest,
                   const virCPUDef *host)
 {
     switch ((virCPUMode) guest->mode) {
-    case VIR_CPU_MODE_HOST_MODEL:
     case VIR_CPU_MODE_HOST_PASSTHROUGH:
         guest->match = VIR_CPU_MATCH_EXACT;
         guest->fallback = VIR_CPU_FALLBACK_FORBID;
         virCPUDefFreeModel(guest);
         return virCPUDefCopyModel(guest, host, true);
 
+    case VIR_CPU_MODE_HOST_MODEL:
     case VIR_CPU_MODE_CUSTOM:
         return 0;