diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 2ee3f24785708..e48126a59ba78 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -4834,7 +4834,7 @@ int kvmhv_run_single_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 time_limit,
 	 * entering a nested guest in which case the decrementer is now owned
 	 * by L2 and the L1 decrementer is provided in hdec_expires
 	 */
-	if (kvmppc_core_pending_dec(vcpu) &&
+	if (!kvmhv_is_nestedv2() && kvmppc_core_pending_dec(vcpu) &&
 			((tb < kvmppc_dec_expires_host_tb(vcpu)) ||
 			 (trap == BOOK3S_INTERRUPT_SYSCALL &&
 			  kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 3) == H_ENTER_NESTED)))