diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv.c b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
index d3f77c8367..a4cb4cf10b 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ static bool pnv_match_cpu(const char *default_type, const char *cpu_type)
     PowerPCCPUClass *ppc =
         POWERPC_CPU_CLASS(object_class_by_name(cpu_type));
 
-    return ppc_default->pvr_match(ppc_default, ppc->pvr);
+    return ppc_default->pvr_match(ppc_default, ppc->pvr, false);
 }
 
 static void pnv_ipmi_bt_init(ISABus *bus, IPMIBmc *bmc, uint32_t irq)
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu-qom.h b/target/ppc/cpu-qom.h
index ad7e3c3db9..89ff88f28c 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu-qom.h
@@ -158,7 +158,11 @@ struct PowerPCCPUClass {
     void (*parent_parse_features)(const char *type, char *str, Error **errp);
 
     uint32_t pvr;
-    bool (*pvr_match)(struct PowerPCCPUClass *pcc, uint32_t pvr);
+    /*
+     * If @best is false, match if pcc is in the family of pvr
+     * Else match only if pcc is the best match for pvr in this family.
+     */
+    bool (*pvr_match)(struct PowerPCCPUClass *pcc, uint32_t pvr, bool best);
     uint64_t pcr_mask;          /* Available bits in PCR register */
     uint64_t pcr_supported;     /* Bits for supported PowerISA versions */
     uint32_t svr;
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
index d1493a660c..899c4a586e 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
@@ -5912,15 +5912,25 @@ static void init_proc_POWER7(CPUPPCState *env)
     ppcPOWER7_irq_init(env_archcpu(env));
 }
 
-static bool ppc_pvr_match_power7(PowerPCCPUClass *pcc, uint32_t pvr)
+static bool ppc_pvr_match_power7(PowerPCCPUClass *pcc, uint32_t pvr, bool best)
 {
-    if ((pvr & CPU_POWERPC_POWER_SERVER_MASK) == CPU_POWERPC_POWER7P_BASE) {
-        return true;
+    uint32_t base = pvr & CPU_POWERPC_POWER_SERVER_MASK;
+    uint32_t pcc_base = pcc->pvr & CPU_POWERPC_POWER_SERVER_MASK;
+
+    if (!best) {
+        if (base == CPU_POWERPC_POWER7_BASE) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (base == CPU_POWERPC_POWER7P_BASE) {
+            return true;
+        }
     }
-    if ((pvr & CPU_POWERPC_POWER_SERVER_MASK) == CPU_POWERPC_POWER7_BASE) {
-        return true;
+
+    if (base != pcc_base) {
+        return false;
     }
-    return false;
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 static bool cpu_has_work_POWER7(CPUState *cs)
@@ -6073,18 +6083,27 @@ static void init_proc_POWER8(CPUPPCState *env)
     ppcPOWER7_irq_init(env_archcpu(env));
 }
 
-static bool ppc_pvr_match_power8(PowerPCCPUClass *pcc, uint32_t pvr)
+static bool ppc_pvr_match_power8(PowerPCCPUClass *pcc, uint32_t pvr, bool best)
 {
-    if ((pvr & CPU_POWERPC_POWER_SERVER_MASK) == CPU_POWERPC_POWER8NVL_BASE) {
-        return true;
+    uint32_t base = pvr & CPU_POWERPC_POWER_SERVER_MASK;
+    uint32_t pcc_base = pcc->pvr & CPU_POWERPC_POWER_SERVER_MASK;
+
+    if (!best) {
+        if (base == CPU_POWERPC_POWER8_BASE) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (base == CPU_POWERPC_POWER8E_BASE) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (base == CPU_POWERPC_POWER8NVL_BASE) {
+            return true;
+        }
     }
-    if ((pvr & CPU_POWERPC_POWER_SERVER_MASK) == CPU_POWERPC_POWER8E_BASE) {
-        return true;
+    if (base != pcc_base) {
+        return false;
     }
-    if ((pvr & CPU_POWERPC_POWER_SERVER_MASK) == CPU_POWERPC_POWER8_BASE) {
-        return true;
-    }
-    return false;
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 static bool cpu_has_work_POWER8(CPUState *cs)
@@ -6282,11 +6301,26 @@ static void init_proc_POWER9(CPUPPCState *env)
     ppcPOWER9_irq_init(env_archcpu(env));
 }
 
-static bool ppc_pvr_match_power9(PowerPCCPUClass *pcc, uint32_t pvr)
+static bool ppc_pvr_match_power9(PowerPCCPUClass *pcc, uint32_t pvr, bool best)
 {
-    if ((pvr & CPU_POWERPC_POWER_SERVER_MASK) == CPU_POWERPC_POWER9_BASE) {
+    uint32_t base = pvr & CPU_POWERPC_POWER_SERVER_MASK;
+    uint32_t pcc_base = pcc->pvr & CPU_POWERPC_POWER_SERVER_MASK;
+
+    if (!best) {
+        if (base == CPU_POWERPC_POWER9_BASE) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (base != pcc_base) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if ((pvr & 0x0f00) == (pcc->pvr & 0x0f00)) {
+        /* Major DD version matches to power9_v1.0 and power9_v2.0 */
         return true;
     }
+
     return false;
 }
 
@@ -6499,11 +6533,26 @@ static void init_proc_POWER10(CPUPPCState *env)
     ppcPOWER9_irq_init(env_archcpu(env));
 }
 
-static bool ppc_pvr_match_power10(PowerPCCPUClass *pcc, uint32_t pvr)
+static bool ppc_pvr_match_power10(PowerPCCPUClass *pcc, uint32_t pvr, bool best)
 {
-    if ((pvr & CPU_POWERPC_POWER_SERVER_MASK) == CPU_POWERPC_POWER10_BASE) {
+    uint32_t base = pvr & CPU_POWERPC_POWER_SERVER_MASK;
+    uint32_t pcc_base = pcc->pvr & CPU_POWERPC_POWER_SERVER_MASK;
+
+    if (!best) {
+        if (base == CPU_POWERPC_POWER10_BASE) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (base != pcc_base) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if ((pvr & 0x0f00) == (pcc->pvr & 0x0f00)) {
+        /* Major DD version matches to power10_v1.0 and power10_v2.0 */
         return true;
     }
+
     return false;
 }
 
@@ -6910,7 +6959,7 @@ static gint ppc_cpu_compare_class_pvr_mask(gconstpointer a, gconstpointer b)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (pcc->pvr_match(pcc, pvr)) {
+    if (pcc->pvr_match(pcc, pvr, true)) {
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -7308,7 +7357,7 @@ static void ppc_cpu_instance_finalize(Object *obj)
     ppc_hash64_finalize(cpu);
 }
 
-static bool ppc_pvr_match_default(PowerPCCPUClass *pcc, uint32_t pvr)
+static bool ppc_pvr_match_default(PowerPCCPUClass *pcc, uint32_t pvr, bool best)
 {
     return pcc->pvr == pvr;
 }
diff --git a/target/ppc/machine.c b/target/ppc/machine.c
index a7d9036c09..be6eb3d968 100644
--- a/target/ppc/machine.c
+++ b/target/ppc/machine.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static bool pvr_match(PowerPCCPU *cpu, uint32_t pvr)
     if (pvr == pcc->pvr) {
         return true;
     }
-    return pcc->pvr_match(pcc, pvr);
+    return pcc->pvr_match(pcc, pvr, true);
 }
 
 static int cpu_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)