diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s_asm.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s_asm.h
index 412b2f389474..192917d2239c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s_asm.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s_asm.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ struct kvmppc_host_state {
 	ulong vmhandler;
 	ulong scratch0;
 	ulong scratch1;
+	ulong scratch2;
 	u8 in_guest;
 	u8 restore_hid5;
 	u8 napping;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index 2ea5cc033ec8..d3de01066f7d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ int main(void)
 	HSTATE_FIELD(HSTATE_VMHANDLER, vmhandler);
 	HSTATE_FIELD(HSTATE_SCRATCH0, scratch0);
 	HSTATE_FIELD(HSTATE_SCRATCH1, scratch1);
+	HSTATE_FIELD(HSTATE_SCRATCH2, scratch2);
 	HSTATE_FIELD(HSTATE_IN_GUEST, in_guest);
 	HSTATE_FIELD(HSTATE_RESTORE_HID5, restore_hid5);
 	HSTATE_FIELD(HSTATE_NAPPING, napping);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
index bde28da69610..be4fa04a37c9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
@@ -754,15 +754,14 @@ kvmppc_interrupt_hv:
 	 * guest CR, R12 saved in shadow VCPU SCRATCH1/0
 	 * guest R13 saved in SPRN_SCRATCH0
 	 */
-	/* abuse host_r2 as third scratch area; we get r2 from PACATOC(r13) */
-	std	r9, HSTATE_HOST_R2(r13)
+	std	r9, HSTATE_SCRATCH2(r13)
 
 	lbz	r9, HSTATE_IN_GUEST(r13)
 	cmpwi	r9, KVM_GUEST_MODE_HOST_HV
 	beq	kvmppc_bad_host_intr
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_PR_POSSIBLE
 	cmpwi	r9, KVM_GUEST_MODE_GUEST
-	ld	r9, HSTATE_HOST_R2(r13)
+	ld	r9, HSTATE_SCRATCH2(r13)
 	beq	kvmppc_interrupt_pr
 #endif
 	/* We're now back in the host but in guest MMU context */
@@ -782,7 +781,7 @@ kvmppc_interrupt_hv:
 	std	r6, VCPU_GPR(R6)(r9)
 	std	r7, VCPU_GPR(R7)(r9)
 	std	r8, VCPU_GPR(R8)(r9)
-	ld	r0, HSTATE_HOST_R2(r13)
+	ld	r0, HSTATE_SCRATCH2(r13)
 	std	r0, VCPU_GPR(R9)(r9)
 	std	r10, VCPU_GPR(R10)(r9)
 	std	r11, VCPU_GPR(R11)(r9)