diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 9efddeaee5..a471de6cab 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -1570,7 +1570,7 @@ static int spapr_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
         err = spapr_rtc_import_offset(&spapr->rtc, spapr->rtc_offset);
     }
 
-    if (spapr->patb_entry) {
+    if (kvm_enabled() && spapr->patb_entry) {
         PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(first_cpu);
         bool radix = !!(spapr->patb_entry & PATBE1_GR);
         bool gtse = !!(cpu->env.spr[SPR_LPCR] & LPCR_GTSE);