diff --git a/target-s390x/kvm.c b/target-s390x/kvm.c
index 61e1321a4b..6de7759b67 100644
--- a/target-s390x/kvm.c
+++ b/target-s390x/kvm.c
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ int kvm_arch_init(MachineState *ms, KVMState *s)
     }
 
     kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_S390_USER_SIGP, 0);
+    kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_S390_VECTOR_REGISTERS, 0);
     kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_S390_USER_STSI, 0);
 
     return 0;