diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
index db40caa341..e40e374b04 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
@@ -653,6 +653,23 @@ uint64_t kvm_arch_get_supported_msr_feature(KVMState *s, uint32_t index)
         must_be_one = (uint32_t)value;
         can_be_one = (uint32_t)(value >> 32);
         return can_be_one & ~must_be_one;
+    case MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES:
+        /*
+         * Special handling for fb-clear bit in ARCH_CAPABILITIES MSR.
+         * KVM will only report the bit if it is enabled in the host,
+         * but, for live migration capability purposes, we want to
+         * expose the bit to the guest even if it is disabled in the
+         * host, as long as the host itself is not vulnerable to
+         * the issue that the fb-clear bit is meant to mitigate.
+         */
+        if ((value & MSR_ARCH_CAP_MDS_NO) &&
+            (value & MSR_ARCH_CAP_TAA_NO) &&
+            (value & MSR_ARCH_CAP_SBDR_SSDP_NO) &&
+            (value & MSR_ARCH_CAP_FBSDP_NO) &&
+            (value & MSR_ARCH_CAP_PSDP_NO)) {
+                value |= MSR_ARCH_CAP_FB_CLEAR;
+        }
+        return value;
 
     default:
         return value;