diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 3aab05ddad..bdca901dfa 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -778,6 +778,7 @@ FeatureWordInfo feature_word_info[FEATURE_WORDS] = {
         },
         .cpuid = {.eax = 1, .reg = R_EDX, },
         .tcg_features = TCG_FEATURES,
+        .no_autoenable_flags = CPUID_HT,
     },
     [FEAT_1_ECX] = {
         .type = CPUID_FEATURE_WORD,
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
index f6c7f7e268..ab72bcdfad 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ uint32_t kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid(KVMState *s, uint32_t function,
     if (function == 1 && reg == R_EDX) {
         /* KVM before 2.6.30 misreports the following features */
         ret |= CPUID_MTRR | CPUID_PAT | CPUID_MCE | CPUID_MCA;
+        /* KVM never reports CPUID_HT but QEMU can support when vcpus > 1 */
+        ret |= CPUID_HT;
     } else if (function == 1 && reg == R_ECX) {
         /* We can set the hypervisor flag, even if KVM does not return it on
          * GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID