diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index ec1804f822af..b682a429f3ef 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -3654,6 +3654,8 @@ int kvmhv_p9_guest_entry(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 time_limit,
 		vcpu->arch.vpa.dirty = 1;
 		save_pmu = lp->pmcregs_in_use;
 	}
+	/* Must save pmu if this guest is capable of running nested guests */
+	save_pmu |= nesting_enabled(vcpu->kvm);
 
 	kvmhv_save_guest_pmu(vcpu, save_pmu);