1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
index 72bb938375..f59960339e 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static int spapr_irq_check(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
          * To cover both and not confuse the OS, add an early failure in
          * QEMU.
          */
-        if (spapr->irq == &spapr_irq_xive) {
+        if (!spapr->irq->xics) {
             error_setg(errp, "XIVE-only machines require a POWER9 CPU");
             return -1;
         }