diff --git a/target-ppc/translate_init.c b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
index 80f225a0dceb..d751fc34ec73 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -2582,7 +2582,6 @@ static void gen_spr_8xx (CPUPPCState *env)
  * HSRR0   => SPR 314 (Power 2.04 hypv)
  * HSRR1   => SPR 315 (Power 2.04 hypv)
  * LPIDR   => SPR 317 (970)
- * LPCR    => SPR 318 (970)
  * EPR     => SPR 702 (Power 2.04 emb)
  * perf    => 768-783 (Power 2.04)
  * perf    => 784-799 (Power 2.04)
@@ -6831,6 +6830,11 @@ static void init_proc_970MP (CPUPPCState *env)
                  SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
                  &spr_read_hior, &spr_write_hior,
                  0x00000000);
+    /* Logical partitionning */
+    spr_register_kvm(env, SPR_LPCR, "LPCR",
+                     SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
+                     &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_generic,
+                     KVM_REG_PPC_LPCR, 0x00000000);
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     env->slb_nr = 32;
 #endif
@@ -6915,6 +6919,11 @@ static void init_proc_power5plus(CPUPPCState *env)
                  &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_generic,
                  &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_generic,
                  0x00000000);
+    /* Logical partitionning */
+    spr_register_kvm(env, SPR_LPCR, "LPCR",
+                     SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
+                     &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_generic,
+                     KVM_REG_PPC_LPCR, 0x00000000);
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     env->slb_nr = 64;
 #endif
@@ -7019,6 +7028,11 @@ static void init_proc_POWER7 (CPUPPCState *env)
                  &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_generic,
                  &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_generic,
                  0x00000000);
+    /* Logical partitionning */
+    spr_register_kvm(env, SPR_LPCR, "LPCR",
+                     SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
+                     &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_generic,
+                     KVM_REG_PPC_LPCR, 0x00000000);
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     env->slb_nr = 32;
 #endif