diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cputype.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cputype.h
index c404fb0df3a6..27f54a7cc81b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cputype.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cputype.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
 #define ARM_CPU_PART_AEM_V8	0xD0F0
 #define ARM_CPU_PART_FOUNDATION	0xD000
+#define ARM_CPU_PART_CORTEX_A53	0xD030
 #define ARM_CPU_PART_CORTEX_A57	0xD070
 
 #define APM_CPU_PART_POTENZA	0x0000
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h b/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
index e6471daf3fb5..e633ff8cdec8 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ struct kvm_regs {
 #define KVM_ARM_TARGET_FOUNDATION_V8	1
 #define KVM_ARM_TARGET_CORTEX_A57	2
 #define KVM_ARM_TARGET_XGENE_POTENZA	3
+#define KVM_ARM_TARGET_CORTEX_A53	4
 
-#define KVM_ARM_NUM_TARGETS		4
+#define KVM_ARM_NUM_TARGETS		5
 
 /* KVM_ARM_SET_DEVICE_ADDR ioctl id encoding */
 #define KVM_ARM_DEVICE_TYPE_SHIFT	0
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c
index 08745578d54d..60b5c31f3c10 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ int __attribute_const__ kvm_target_cpu(void)
 			return KVM_ARM_TARGET_AEM_V8;
 		case ARM_CPU_PART_FOUNDATION:
 			return KVM_ARM_TARGET_FOUNDATION_V8;
+		case ARM_CPU_PART_CORTEX_A53:
+			return KVM_ARM_TARGET_CORTEX_A53;
 		case ARM_CPU_PART_CORTEX_A57:
 			return KVM_ARM_TARGET_CORTEX_A57;
 		};
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs_generic_v8.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs_generic_v8.c
index 8fe6f76b0edc..475fd2929310 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs_generic_v8.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs_generic_v8.c
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ static int __init sys_reg_genericv8_init(void)
 					  &genericv8_target_table);
 	kvm_register_target_sys_reg_table(KVM_ARM_TARGET_FOUNDATION_V8,
 					  &genericv8_target_table);
+	kvm_register_target_sys_reg_table(KVM_ARM_TARGET_CORTEX_A53,
+					  &genericv8_target_table);
 	kvm_register_target_sys_reg_table(KVM_ARM_TARGET_CORTEX_A57,
 					  &genericv8_target_table);
 	kvm_register_target_sys_reg_table(KVM_ARM_TARGET_XGENE_POTENZA,