diff --git a/default-configs/ppc-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/ppc-softmmu.mak
index bcaa52f..73e4cc5 100644
--- a/default-configs/ppc-softmmu.mak
+++ b/default-configs/ppc-softmmu.mak
@@ -43,5 +43,6 @@
 CONFIG_XILINX_ETHLITE=y
 CONFIG_OPENPIC=y
 CONFIG_E500=y
+CONFIG_OPENPIC_KVM=$(and $(CONFIG_E500),$(CONFIG_KVM))
 # For PReP
 CONFIG_MC146818RTC=y