diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
index a98c7b04c6..a52ddade5e 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ static void spapr_cpu_reset(void *opaque)
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
     PowerPCCPUClass *pcc = POWERPC_CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
+    target_ulong lpcr;
 
     cpu_reset(cs);
 
@@ -43,13 +44,42 @@ static void spapr_cpu_reset(void *opaque)
 
     env->spr[SPR_HIOR] = 0;
 
+    lpcr = env->spr[SPR_LPCR];
+
+    /* Set emulated LPCR to not send interrupts to hypervisor. Note that
+     * under KVM, the actual HW LPCR will be set differently by KVM itself,
+     * the settings below ensure proper operations with TCG in absence of
+     * a real hypervisor.
+     *
+     * Clearing VPM0 will also cause us to use RMOR in mmu-hash64.c for
+     * real mode accesses, which thankfully defaults to 0 and isn't
+     * accessible in guest mode.
+     */
+    lpcr &= ~(LPCR_VPM0 | LPCR_VPM1 | LPCR_ISL | LPCR_KBV);
+    lpcr |= LPCR_LPES0 | LPCR_LPES1;
+
+    /* Set RMLS to the max (ie, 16G) */
+    lpcr &= ~LPCR_RMLS;
+    lpcr |= 1ull << LPCR_RMLS_SHIFT;
+
+    /* Only enable Power-saving mode Exit Cause exceptions on the boot
+     * CPU. The RTAS command start-cpu will enable them on secondaries.
+     */
+    if (cs == first_cpu) {
+        lpcr |= pcc->lpcr_pm;
+    }
+
     /* Disable Power-saving mode Exit Cause exceptions for the CPU.
      * This can cause issues when rebooting the guest if a secondary
      * is awaken */
     if (cs != first_cpu) {
-        env->spr[SPR_LPCR] &= ~pcc->lpcr_pm;
+        lpcr &= ~pcc->lpcr_pm;
     }
 
+    ppc_store_lpcr(cpu, lpcr);
+
+    /* Set a full AMOR so guest can use the AMR as it sees fit */
+    env->spr[SPR_AMOR] = 0xffffffffffffffffull;
 }
 
 void spapr_cpu_set_entry_state(PowerPCCPU *cpu, target_ulong nip, target_ulong r3)
@@ -74,8 +104,8 @@ static void spapr_cpu_init(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, PowerPCCPU *cpu,
     /* Set time-base frequency to 512 MHz */
     cpu_ppc_tb_init(env, SPAPR_TIMEBASE_FREQ);
 
-    /* Enable PAPR mode in TCG or KVM */
-    cpu_ppc_set_papr(cpu, PPC_VIRTUAL_HYPERVISOR(spapr));
+    cpu_ppc_set_vhyp(cpu, PPC_VIRTUAL_HYPERVISOR(spapr));
+    kvmppc_set_papr(cpu);
 
     qemu_register_reset(spapr_cpu_reset, cpu);
     spapr_cpu_reset(cpu);
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu.h b/target/ppc/cpu.h
index 2f619f39d3..7ccd2f460e 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu.h
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu.h
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ void store_booke_tcr (CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong val);
 void store_booke_tsr (CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong val);
 void ppc_tlb_invalidate_all (CPUPPCState *env);
 void ppc_tlb_invalidate_one (CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong addr);
-void cpu_ppc_set_papr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, PPCVirtualHypervisor *vhyp);
+void cpu_ppc_set_vhyp(PowerPCCPU *cpu, PPCVirtualHypervisor *vhyp);
 #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/target/ppc/kvm.c b/target/ppc/kvm.c
index e8be10a9a8..cbe13b18d1 100644
--- a/target/ppc/kvm.c
+++ b/target/ppc/kvm.c
@@ -2088,6 +2088,10 @@ void kvmppc_set_papr(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
     int ret;
 
+    if (!kvm_enabled()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     ret = kvm_vcpu_enable_cap(cs, KVM_CAP_PPC_PAPR, 0);
     if (ret) {
         error_report("This vCPU type or KVM version does not support PAPR");
diff --git a/target/ppc/translate_init.c b/target/ppc/translate_init.c
index d92a84c622..118631efbe 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -8882,13 +8882,9 @@ POWERPC_FAMILY(POWER9)(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 }
 
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
-void cpu_ppc_set_papr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, PPCVirtualHypervisor *vhyp)
+void cpu_ppc_set_vhyp(PowerPCCPU *cpu, PPCVirtualHypervisor *vhyp)
 {
-    PowerPCCPUClass *pcc = POWERPC_CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
-    ppc_spr_t *lpcr = &env->spr_cb[SPR_LPCR];
-    ppc_spr_t *amor = &env->spr_cb[SPR_AMOR];
-    CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
 
     cpu->vhyp = vhyp;
 
@@ -8897,42 +8893,6 @@ void cpu_ppc_set_papr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, PPCVirtualHypervisor *vhyp)
      * hypervisor mode itself
      */
     env->msr_mask &= ~MSR_HVB;
-
-    /* Set emulated LPCR to not send interrupts to hypervisor. Note that
-     * under KVM, the actual HW LPCR will be set differently by KVM itself,
-     * the settings below ensure proper operations with TCG in absence of
-     * a real hypervisor.
-     *
-     * Clearing VPM0 will also cause us to use RMOR in mmu-hash64.c for
-     * real mode accesses, which thankfully defaults to 0 and isn't
-     * accessible in guest mode.
-     */
-    lpcr->default_value &= ~(LPCR_VPM0 | LPCR_VPM1 | LPCR_ISL | LPCR_KBV);
-    lpcr->default_value |= LPCR_LPES0 | LPCR_LPES1;
-
-    /* Set RMLS to the max (ie, 16G) */
-    lpcr->default_value &= ~LPCR_RMLS;
-    lpcr->default_value |= 1ull << LPCR_RMLS_SHIFT;
-
-    /* Only enable Power-saving mode Exit Cause exceptions on the boot
-     * CPU. The RTAS command start-cpu will enable them on secondaries.
-     */
-    if (cs == first_cpu) {
-        lpcr->default_value |= pcc->lpcr_pm;
-    }
-
-    /* We should be followed by a CPU reset but update the active value
-     * just in case...
-     */
-    ppc_store_lpcr(cpu, lpcr->default_value);
-
-    /* Set a full AMOR so guest can use the AMR as it sees fit */
-    env->spr[SPR_AMOR] = amor->default_value = 0xffffffffffffffffull;
-
-    /* Tell KVM that we're in PAPR mode */
-    if (kvm_enabled()) {
-        kvmppc_set_papr(cpu);
-    }
 }
 
 #endif /* !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY) */