diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index 6fd2405..a3b182d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -919,21 +919,17 @@
 				r = -ENXIO;
 				break;
 			}
-			vcpu->arch.vr.vr[reg->id - KVM_REG_PPC_VR0] = val.vval;
+			val.vval = vcpu->arch.vr.vr[reg->id - KVM_REG_PPC_VR0];
 			break;
 		case KVM_REG_PPC_VSCR:
 			if (!cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)) {
 				r = -ENXIO;
 				break;
 			}
-			vcpu->arch.vr.vscr.u[3] = set_reg_val(reg->id, val);
+			val = get_reg_val(reg->id, vcpu->arch.vr.vscr.u[3]);
 			break;
 		case KVM_REG_PPC_VRSAVE:
-			if (!cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)) {
-				r = -ENXIO;
-				break;
-			}
-			vcpu->arch.vrsave = set_reg_val(reg->id, val);
+			val = get_reg_val(reg->id, vcpu->arch.vrsave);
 			break;
 #endif /* CONFIG_ALTIVEC */
 		default:
@@ -974,17 +970,21 @@
 				r = -ENXIO;
 				break;
 			}
-			val.vval = vcpu->arch.vr.vr[reg->id - KVM_REG_PPC_VR0];
+			vcpu->arch.vr.vr[reg->id - KVM_REG_PPC_VR0] = val.vval;
 			break;
 		case KVM_REG_PPC_VSCR:
 			if (!cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)) {
 				r = -ENXIO;
 				break;
 			}
-			val = get_reg_val(reg->id, vcpu->arch.vr.vscr.u[3]);
+			vcpu->arch.vr.vscr.u[3] = set_reg_val(reg->id, val);
 			break;
 		case KVM_REG_PPC_VRSAVE:
-			val = get_reg_val(reg->id, vcpu->arch.vrsave);
+			if (!cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)) {
+				r = -ENXIO;
+				break;
+			}
+			vcpu->arch.vrsave = set_reg_val(reg->id, val);
 			break;
 #endif /* CONFIG_ALTIVEC */
 		default: