diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 536adee59c07..b1e3b9c1326a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -836,6 +836,8 @@ int kvmppc_vcpu_run(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	kvmppc_core_prepare_to_enter(vcpu);
+
 	/* No need to go into the guest when all we'll do is come back out */
 	if (signal_pending(current)) {
 		run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_INTR;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
index f3628581fb7c..203a7b7b58b9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
@@ -929,6 +929,8 @@ int kvmppc_vcpu_run(struct kvm_run *kvm_run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	kvmppc_core_prepare_to_enter(vcpu);
+
 	/* No need to go into the guest when all we do is going out */
 	if (signal_pending(current)) {
 		kvm_run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_INTR;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
index e082e348c882..feaefc433276 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ void kvmppc_core_prepare_to_enter(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	unsigned long old_pending = vcpu->arch.pending_exceptions;
 	unsigned int priority;
 
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!irqs_disabled());
+
 	priority = __ffs(*pending);
 	while (priority <= BOOKE_IRQPRIO_MAX) {
 		if (kvmppc_booke_irqprio_deliver(vcpu, priority))
@@ -323,6 +325,8 @@ int kvmppc_vcpu_run(struct kvm_run *kvm_run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	local_irq_disable();
 
+	kvmppc_core_prepare_to_enter(vcpu);
+
 	if (signal_pending(current)) {
 		kvm_run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_INTR;
 		ret = -EINTR;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index 6186ec0d939b..7411bdd8ff6f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -559,8 +559,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run)
 		vcpu->arch.hcall_needed = 0;
 	}
 
-	kvmppc_core_prepare_to_enter(vcpu);
-
 	r = kvmppc_vcpu_run(run, vcpu);
 
 	if (vcpu->sigset_active)