diff --git a/grub-2.00-Dont-set-boot-on-ppc.patch b/grub-2.00-Dont-set-boot-on-ppc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2051f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grub-2.00-Dont-set-boot-on-ppc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+From 28d9f3965f095a765ec8aaa589b4e04608b69901 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Peter Jones <pjones@redhat.com>
+Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 14:57:38 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Don't set boot device on ppc-ieee1275
+
+This started with the problem that powerkvm doesn't have /dev/nvram and so
+there is no way to set boot-device.
+---
+ util/grub-install.in |   18 ++++++++++--------
+ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/util/grub-install.in b/util/grub-install.in
+index 293b756..2503aa0 100644
+--- a/util/grub-install.in
++++ b/util/grub-install.in
+@@ -818,14 +818,16 @@ elif [ "${grub_modinfo_target_cpu}-${grub_modinfo_platform}" = "i386-ieee1275" ]
+ 	    }
+ 	fi
+ 
+-	"$nvsetenv" boot-device "$boot_device" || {
+-	    # TRANSLATORS: The %s will be replaced by an external program name.
+-	    gettext_printf "\`%s' failed.\n" "$nvsetenv" 1>&2
+-	    gettext "You will have to set \`boot-device' variable manually.  At the IEEE1275 prompt, type:" 1>&2
+-	    echo 1>&2
+-	    echo "  setenv boot-device $boot_device" 1>&2
+-	    exit 1
+-	}
++	if [ "${grub_modinfo_target_cpu}-${grub_modinfo_platform}" = "i386-ieee1275" ]; then
++	    "$nvsetenv" boot-device "$boot_device" || {
++	        # TRANSLATORS: The %s will be replaced by an external program name.
++	        gettext_printf "\`%s' failed.\n" "$nvsetenv" 1>&2
++	        gettext "You will have to set \`boot-device' variable manually.  At the IEEE1275 prompt, type:" 1>&2
++	        echo 1>&2
++	        echo "  setenv boot-device $boot_device" 1>&2
++	        exit 1
++	    }
++	fi
+     fi
+ elif [ x"${grub_modinfo_target_cpu}-${grub_modinfo_platform}" = xmips-arc ]; then
+     dvhtool -d "${install_device}" --unix-to-vh "{grubdir}/${grub_modinfo_target_cpu}-$grub_modinfo_platform/core.${imgext}" grub
+-- 
+1.7.10.1
+
diff --git a/grub2.spec b/grub2.spec
index 9a18cdb..a3c5a6d 100644
--- a/grub2.spec
+++ b/grub2.spec
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Patch2:		grub-1.99-just-say-linux.patch
 Patch5:		grub-1.99-ppc-terminfo.patch
 Patch10:	grub-2.00-add-fw_path-search.patch
 Patch11:	grub-2.00-Add-fwsetup.patch
+Patch13:	grub-2.00-Dont-set-boot-on-ppc.patch
 Patch14:	grub-2.00-ignore-gnulib-gets-stupidity.patch
 Patch15:	grub-2.00-linux-mbr.patch
 Patch16:	grub-2.00-no-huge-video.patch
@@ -392,7 +393,6 @@ fi
 * Mon Jun 04 2012 Peter Jones <pjones@redhat.com> - 2.0-0.33.beta6
 - Update to beta6.
 - Various fixes from mads.
-- Handle ppc nvram differently
 
 * Fri May 25 2012 Peter Jones <pjones@redhat.com> - 2.0-0.32.beta5
 - Revert builddep change for crt1.o; it breaks ppc build.