diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm
index 4b7f6ab0ee54..692bbae44a65 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS_loongarch += set_memory_region_test
 TEST_GEN_PROGS_loongarch += steal_time
 
 TEST_GEN_PROGS_powerpc = $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_COMMON)
+TEST_GEN_PROGS_powerpc += access_tracking_perf_test
 
 SPLIT_TESTS += arch_timer
 SPLIT_TESTS += get-reg-list
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/access_tracking_perf_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/access_tracking_perf_test.c
index 4415c94b2866..eb6939065e79 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/access_tracking_perf_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/access_tracking_perf_test.c
@@ -471,6 +471,16 @@ static int access_tracking_unreliable(void)
 		return 1;
 	}
 #endif
+	/*
+	 * PowerPC: Nested KVM (pSeries LPAR) can hide accessed/idle, since KVM
+	 * doesn't explicitely flush the TLB for access bit update. L0 keeps
+	 * translations cached so the guest won't see the idle bit cleared.
+	 */
+	if (kvm_is_ppc_pseries_lpar()) {
+		puts("Skipping idle page count sanity check, because the test is run nested");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * When NUMA balancing is enabled, guest memory will be unmapped to get
 	 * NUMA faults, dropping the Accessed bits.