diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index 1266ed02b471..ad2b6275acb7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ int kvm_dev_ioctl_check_extension(long ext)
 
 	switch (ext) {
 	case KVM_CAP_PPC_SEGSTATE:
+	case KVM_CAP_PPC_PAIRED_SINGLES:
 		r = 1;
 		break;
 	case KVM_CAP_COALESCED_MMIO:
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm.h b/include/linux/kvm.h
index 60df9c84ecae..360f85e8c435 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm.h
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ struct kvm_ioeventfd {
 #define KVM_CAP_HYPERV_VAPIC 45
 #define KVM_CAP_HYPERV_SPIN 46
 #define KVM_CAP_PCI_SEGMENT 47
+#define KVM_CAP_PPC_PAIRED_SINGLES 48
 #define KVM_CAP_X86_ROBUST_SINGLESTEP 51
 
 #ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQ_ROUTING