diff --git a/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/iommu.c b/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/iommu.c
index 0342daaa3c..f3524a1def 100644
--- a/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/iommu.c
+++ b/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/iommu.c
@@ -2094,13 +2094,23 @@ static int __hwdom_init setup_hwdom_device(u8 devfn, struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 void clear_fault_bits(struct vtd_iommu *iommu)
 {
-    u64 val;
     unsigned long flags;
 
     spin_lock_irqsave(&iommu->register_lock, flags);
-    val = dmar_readq(iommu->reg, cap_fault_reg_offset(iommu->cap) + 8);
-    dmar_writeq(iommu->reg, cap_fault_reg_offset(iommu->cap) + 8, val);
+
+    if ( dmar_readl(iommu->reg, DMAR_FSTS_REG) & DMA_FSTS_PPF )
+    {
+        unsigned int reg = cap_fault_reg_offset(iommu->cap);
+        unsigned int end = reg + cap_num_fault_regs(iommu->cap);
+
+        do {
+           dmar_writel(iommu->reg, reg + 12, DMA_FRCD_F);
+           reg += PRIMARY_FAULT_REG_LEN;
+        } while ( reg < end );
+    }
+
     dmar_writel(iommu->reg, DMAR_FSTS_REG, DMA_FSTS_FAULTS);
+
     spin_unlock_irqrestore(&iommu->register_lock, flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/iommu.h b/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/iommu.h
index cd516ac5f8..02390cb84b 100644
--- a/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/iommu.h
+++ b/xen/drivers/passthrough/vtd/iommu.h
@@ -174,9 +174,8 @@
 #define DMA_FSTS_IQE (1u << 4)
 #define DMA_FSTS_ICE (1u << 5)
 #define DMA_FSTS_ITE (1u << 6)
-#define DMA_FSTS_FAULTS (DMA_FSTS_PFO | DMA_FSTS_PPF | DMA_FSTS_AFO | \
-                         DMA_FSTS_APF | DMA_FSTS_IQE | DMA_FSTS_ICE | \
-                         DMA_FSTS_ITE)
+#define DMA_FSTS_FAULTS (DMA_FSTS_PFO | DMA_FSTS_AFO | DMA_FSTS_APF | \
+                         DMA_FSTS_IQE | DMA_FSTS_ICE | DMA_FSTS_ITE)
 #define dma_fsts_fault_record_index(s) (((s) >> 8) & 0xff)
 
 /* FRCD_REG, 32 bits access */