diff --git a/target-ppc/translate_init.c b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
index a2d9ff2dd1..55d1bfac97 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -7846,10 +7846,11 @@ static void gen_spr_power5p_lpar(CPUPPCState *env)
 {
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     /* Logical partitionning */
-    spr_register_kvm(env, SPR_LPCR, "LPCR",
-                     SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
-                     &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_lpcr,
-                     KVM_REG_PPC_LPCR, LPCR_LPES0 | LPCR_LPES1);
+    spr_register_kvm_hv(env, SPR_LPCR, "LPCR",
+                        SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
+                        SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
+                        &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_lpcr,
+                        KVM_REG_PPC_LPCR, LPCR_LPES0 | LPCR_LPES1);
     spr_register_hv(env, SPR_HDEC, "HDEC",
                     SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
                     SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,