diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 4a879f6ff13b..31fbb9285f62 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -293,4 +293,10 @@ int kvm_arm_vcpu_arch_get_attr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 int kvm_arm_vcpu_arch_has_attr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 			       struct kvm_device_attr *attr);
 
+static inline bool kvm_arm_harden_branch_predictor(void)
+{
+	/* No way to detect it yet, pretend it is not there. */
+	return false;
+}
+
 #endif /* __ARM_KVM_HOST_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index e923b58606e2..8ad208cb866c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -384,4 +384,9 @@ static inline void __cpu_init_stage2(void)
 		  "PARange is %d bits, unsupported configuration!", parange);
 }
 
+static inline bool kvm_arm_harden_branch_predictor(void)
+{
+	return cpus_have_const_cap(ARM64_HARDEN_BRANCH_PREDICTOR);
+}
+
 #endif /* __ARM64_KVM_HOST_H__ */
diff --git a/include/linux/arm-smccc.h b/include/linux/arm-smccc.h
index dc68aa5a7261..e1ef944ef1da 100644
--- a/include/linux/arm-smccc.h
+++ b/include/linux/arm-smccc.h
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@
 			   ARM_SMCCC_SMC_32,				\
 			   0, 1)
 
+#define ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1					\
+	ARM_SMCCC_CALL_VAL(ARM_SMCCC_FAST_CALL,				\
+			   ARM_SMCCC_SMC_32,				\
+			   0, 0x8000)
+
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/psci.c b/virt/kvm/arm/psci.c
index e105c1153794..6919352cbf15 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/psci.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/psci.c
@@ -405,13 +405,20 @@ int kvm_hvc_call_handler(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	u32 func_id = smccc_get_function(vcpu);
 	u32 val = PSCI_RET_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+	u32 feature;
 
 	switch (func_id) {
 	case ARM_SMCCC_VERSION_FUNC_ID:
 		val = ARM_SMCCC_VERSION_1_1;
 		break;
 	case ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_FEATURES_FUNC_ID:
-		/* Nothing supported yet */
+		feature = smccc_get_arg1(vcpu);
+		switch(feature) {
+		case ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1:
+			if (kvm_arm_harden_branch_predictor())
+				val = 0;
+			break;
+		}
 		break;
 	default:
 		return kvm_psci_call(vcpu);