diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/time.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/time.h
index 7eb10fb..b3c7959 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/time.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/time.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 extern unsigned long tb_ticks_per_jiffy;
 extern unsigned long tb_ticks_per_usec;
 extern unsigned long tb_ticks_per_sec;
+extern struct clock_event_device decrementer_clockevent;
 
 struct rtc_time;
 extern void to_tm(int tim, struct rtc_time * tm);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
index 567dd7c..e237225 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int decrementer_set_next_event(unsigned long evt,
 static void decrementer_set_mode(enum clock_event_mode mode,
 				 struct clock_event_device *dev);
 
-static struct clock_event_device decrementer_clockevent = {
+struct clock_event_device decrementer_clockevent = {
 	.name           = "decrementer",
 	.rating         = 200,
 	.irq            = 0,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate.c
index afc9154..c8b5206 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/kvm_host.h>
+#include <linux/clockchips.h>
 
 #include <asm/reg.h>
 #include <asm/time.h>
@@ -104,8 +105,8 @@ void kvmppc_emulate_dec(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 */
 
 	dec_time = vcpu->arch.dec;
-	dec_time *= 1000;
-	do_div(dec_time, tb_ticks_per_usec);
+	dec_time = dec_time << decrementer_clockevent.shift;
+	do_div(dec_time, decrementer_clockevent.mult);
 	dec_nsec = do_div(dec_time, NSEC_PER_SEC);
 	hrtimer_start(&vcpu->arch.dec_timer,
 		ktime_set(dec_time, dec_nsec), HRTIMER_MODE_REL);