diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
index 457ba68..990e25c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ void kvmppc_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 msr)
 	if (msr & MSR_POW) {
 		if (!vcpu->arch.pending_exceptions) {
 			kvm_vcpu_block(vcpu);
+			clear_bit(KVM_REQ_UNHALT, &vcpu->requests);
 			vcpu->stat.halt_wakeup++;
 
 			/* Unset POW bit after we woke up */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr_papr.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr_papr.c
index 6d1bfe2..60ac0e7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr_papr.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr_papr.c
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ int kvmppc_h_pr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cmd)
 		return kvmppc_h_pr_bulk_remove(vcpu);
 	case H_CEDE:
 		kvm_vcpu_block(vcpu);
+		clear_bit(KVM_REQ_UNHALT, &vcpu->requests);
 		vcpu->stat.halt_wakeup++;
 		return EMULATE_DONE;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
index 2675dcb..72f13f4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ int kvmppc_core_prepare_to_enter(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (vcpu->arch.shared->msr & MSR_WE) {
 		local_irq_enable();
 		kvm_vcpu_block(vcpu);
+		clear_bit(KVM_REQ_UNHALT, &vcpu->requests);
 		local_irq_disable();
 
 		kvmppc_set_exit_type(vcpu, EMULATED_MTMSRWE_EXITS);