diff --git a/target/arm/kvm.c b/target/arm/kvm.c
index 40f577bfd5..23aeb09949 100644
--- a/target/arm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/arm/kvm.c
@@ -249,7 +249,9 @@ int kvm_arm_get_max_vm_ipa_size(MachineState *ms, bool *fixed_ipa)
 
 int kvm_arch_get_default_type(MachineState *ms)
 {
-    return 0;
+    bool fixed_ipa;
+    int size = kvm_arm_get_max_vm_ipa_size(ms, &fixed_ipa);
+    return fixed_ipa ? 0 : size;
 }
 
 int kvm_arch_init(MachineState *ms, KVMState *s)