diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
index f182b2380345..c6c2a9dde00c 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
@@ -805,6 +805,7 @@ static u64 kvm_arm_timer_read(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	switch (treg) {
 	case TIMER_REG_TVAL:
 		val = timer->cnt_cval - kvm_phys_timer_read() + timer->cntvoff;
+		val &= lower_32_bits(val);
 		break;
 
 	case TIMER_REG_CTL:
@@ -850,7 +851,7 @@ static void kvm_arm_timer_write(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 {
 	switch (treg) {
 	case TIMER_REG_TVAL:
-		timer->cnt_cval = kvm_phys_timer_read() - timer->cntvoff + val;
+		timer->cnt_cval = kvm_phys_timer_read() - timer->cntvoff + (s32)val;
 		break;
 
 	case TIMER_REG_CTL: