diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
index f6945bef..94f6434 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
@@ -283,7 +283,14 @@
 static void __init paravirt_ops_setup(void)
 {
 	pv_info.name = "KVM";
-	pv_info.paravirt_enabled = 1;
+
+	/*
+	 * KVM isn't paravirt in the sense of paravirt_enabled.  A KVM
+	 * guest kernel works like a bare metal kernel with additional
+	 * features, and paravirt_enabled is about features that are
+	 * missing.
+	 */
+	pv_info.paravirt_enabled = 0;
 
 	if (kvm_para_has_feature(KVM_FEATURE_NOP_IO_DELAY))
 		pv_cpu_ops.io_delay = kvm_io_delay;