diff --git a/tools/lguest/lguest.c b/tools/lguest/lguest.c
index 80159e6811c2..ff0aa580c6e1 100644
--- a/tools/lguest/lguest.c
+++ b/tools/lguest/lguest.c
@@ -3351,8 +3351,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* Boot protocol version: 2.07 supports the fields for lguest. */
 	boot->hdr.version = 0x207;
 
-	/* The hardware_subarch value of "1" tells the Guest it's an lguest. */
-	boot->hdr.hardware_subarch = 1;
+	/* X86_SUBARCH_LGUEST tells the Guest it's an lguest. */
+	boot->hdr.hardware_subarch = X86_SUBARCH_LGUEST;
 
 	/* Tell the entry path not to try to reload segment registers. */
 	boot->hdr.loadflags |= KEEP_SEGMENTS;