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diff --git a/docs/specs/ppc-spapr-xive.rst b/docs/specs/ppc-spapr-xive.rst
index 7199db730b..7144347560 100644
--- a/docs/specs/ppc-spapr-xive.rst
+++ b/docs/specs/ppc-spapr-xive.rst
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ xics XICS KVM XICS emul. XICS KVM
(1) QEMU warns with ``warning: kernel_irqchip requested but unavailable:
IRQ_XIVE capability must be present for KVM``
+ In some cases (old host kernels or KVM nested guests), one may hit a
+ QEMU/KVM incompatibility due to device destruction in reset. QEMU fails
+ with ``KVM is incompatible with ic-mode=dual,kernel-irqchip=on``
(2) QEMU fails with ``kernel_irqchip requested but unavailable:
IRQ_XIVE capability must be present for KVM``
@@ -148,7 +151,7 @@ xics XICS KVM XICS emul. XICS KVM
mode (XICS), either don't set the ic-mode machine property or try
ic-mode=xics or ic-mode=dual``
(4) QEMU/KVM incompatibility due to device destruction in reset. QEMU fails
- with ``KVM is too old to support ic-mode=dual,kernel-irqchip=on``
+ with ``KVM is incompatible with ic-mode=dual,kernel-irqchip=on``
XIVE Device tree properties