diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h
index ad75c37da9c1..1cd1ee648942 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ static inline void vcpu_write_spsr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long v)
 	*__vcpu_spsr(vcpu) = v;
 }
 
+static inline unsigned long host_spsr_to_spsr32(unsigned long spsr)
+{
+	return spsr;
+}
+
 static inline unsigned long vcpu_get_reg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 					 u8 reg_num)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h
index d69c1efc63e7..59e6f0c6b628 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h
@@ -204,6 +204,38 @@ static inline void vcpu_write_spsr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long v)
 		vcpu_gp_regs(vcpu)->spsr[KVM_SPSR_EL1] = v;
 }
 
+/*
+ * The layout of SPSR for an AArch32 state is different when observed from an
+ * AArch64 SPSR_ELx or an AArch32 SPSR_*. This function generates the AArch32
+ * view given an AArch64 view.
+ *
+ * In ARM DDI 0487E.a see:
+ *
+ * - The AArch64 view (SPSR_EL2) in section C5.2.18, page C5-426
+ * - The AArch32 view (SPSR_abt) in section G8.2.126, page G8-6256
+ * - The AArch32 view (SPSR_und) in section G8.2.132, page G8-6280
+ *
+ * Which show the following differences:
+ *
+ * | Bit | AA64 | AA32 | Notes                       |
+ * +-----+------+------+-----------------------------|
+ * | 24  | DIT  | J    | J is RES0 in ARMv8          |
+ * | 21  | SS   | DIT  | SS doesn't exist in AArch32 |
+ *
+ * ... and all other bits are (currently) common.
+ */
+static inline unsigned long host_spsr_to_spsr32(unsigned long spsr)
+{
+	const unsigned long overlap = BIT(24) | BIT(21);
+	unsigned long dit = !!(spsr & PSR_AA32_DIT_BIT);
+
+	spsr &= ~overlap;
+
+	spsr |= dit << 21;
+
+	return spsr;
+}
+
 static inline bool vcpu_mode_priv(const struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	u32 mode;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/aarch32.c b/virt/kvm/arm/aarch32.c
index 773cf1439081..631d397ac81b 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/aarch32.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/aarch32.c
@@ -129,15 +129,15 @@ static unsigned long get_except32_cpsr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 mode)
 
 static void prepare_fault32(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 mode, u32 vect_offset)
 {
-	unsigned long new_spsr_value = *vcpu_cpsr(vcpu);
-	bool is_thumb = (new_spsr_value & PSR_AA32_T_BIT);
+	unsigned long spsr = *vcpu_cpsr(vcpu);
+	bool is_thumb = (spsr & PSR_AA32_T_BIT);
 	u32 return_offset = return_offsets[vect_offset >> 2][is_thumb];
 	u32 sctlr = vcpu_cp15(vcpu, c1_SCTLR);
 
 	*vcpu_cpsr(vcpu) = get_except32_cpsr(vcpu, mode);
 
 	/* Note: These now point to the banked copies */
-	vcpu_write_spsr(vcpu, new_spsr_value);
+	vcpu_write_spsr(vcpu, host_spsr_to_spsr32(spsr));
 	*vcpu_reg32(vcpu, 14) = *vcpu_pc(vcpu) + return_offset;
 
 	/* Branch to exception vector */