diff --git a/target/i386/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm.c
index c763643847..9864aa09e6 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm.c
@@ -3897,6 +3897,9 @@ static int kvm_handle_debug(X86CPU *cpu,
         /* pass to guest */
         env->exception_injected = arch_info->exception;
         env->has_error_code = 0;
+        if (arch_info->exception == EXCP01_DB) {
+            env->dr[6] = arch_info->dr6;
+        }
     }
 
     return ret;