diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
index 3d7a50a08f5e17d080f701ff4a14a39da39aa6a1..fbe24377eda3e4f268d6074e0803dd0891c8c416 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ static void cpu_ready_for_interrupts(void)
 	get_paca()->kernel_msr = MSR_KERNEL;
 
 	/* Enable AIL if supported */
-	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S)) {
+	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_HVMODE) &&
+	    cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S)) {
 		unsigned long lpcr = mfspr(SPRN_LPCR);
 		mtspr(SPRN_LPCR, lpcr | LPCR_AIL_3);
 	}