diff --git a/target-ppc/kvm.c b/target-ppc/kvm.c
index 2b6fee692ec9..9c23c6ba0d8c 100644
--- a/target-ppc/kvm.c
+++ b/target-ppc/kvm.c
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ static int kvmppc_get_pvinfo(CPUPPCState *env, struct kvm_ppc_pvinfo *pvinfo)
      PowerPCCPU *cpu = ppc_env_get_cpu(env);
      CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
 
-    if (kvm_check_extension(cs->kvm_state, KVM_CAP_PPC_GET_PVINFO) &&
+    if (kvm_vm_check_extension(cs->kvm_state, KVM_CAP_PPC_GET_PVINFO) &&
         !kvm_vm_ioctl(cs->kvm_state, KVM_PPC_GET_PVINFO, pvinfo)) {
         return 0;
     }