diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_guest.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_guest.h
index d7749ecb30d4..2fca299f7e19 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_guest.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_guest.h
@@ -7,8 +7,18 @@
 #define _ASM_POWERPC_KVM_GUEST_H_
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES) || defined(CONFIG_KVM_GUEST)
+#include <linux/jump_label.h>
+
+DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(kvm_guest);
+
+static inline bool is_kvm_guest(void)
+{
+	return static_branch_unlikely(&kvm_guest);
+}
+
 bool check_kvm_guest(void);
 #else
+static inline bool is_kvm_guest(void) { return false; }
 static inline bool check_kvm_guest(void) { return false; }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_para.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_para.h
index 6fba06b6cfdb..abe1b5e82547 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_para.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_para.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 static inline int kvm_para_available(void)
 {
-	return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KVM_GUEST) && check_kvm_guest();
+	return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KVM_GUEST) && is_kvm_guest();
 }
 
 static inline unsigned int kvm_arch_para_features(void)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/firmware.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/firmware.c
index c3140c6084c9..c9e2819b095a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/firmware.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/firmware.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(powerpc_firmware_features);
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES) || defined(CONFIG_KVM_GUEST)
+DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(kvm_guest);
 bool check_kvm_guest(void)
 {
 	struct device_node *hyper_node;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ bool check_kvm_guest(void)
 	if (!of_device_is_compatible(hyper_node, "linux,kvm"))
 		return false;
 
+	static_branch_enable(&kvm_guest);
 	return true;
 }
 #endif