diff --git a/target/arm/kvm.c b/target/arm/kvm.c
index b87b59a02a..8d82889150 100644
--- a/target/arm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/arm/kvm.c
@@ -181,9 +181,7 @@ void kvm_arm_set_cpu_features_from_host(ARMCPU *cpu)
 
 bool kvm_arm_pmu_supported(CPUState *cpu)
 {
-    KVMState *s = KVM_STATE(current_machine->accelerator);
-
-    return kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_ARM_PMU_V3);
+    return kvm_check_extension(cpu->kvm_state, KVM_CAP_ARM_PMU_V3);
 }
 
 int kvm_arm_get_max_vm_ipa_size(MachineState *ms)