diff --git a/hw/i386/kvm/clock.c b/hw/i386/kvm/clock.c
index 92aabb83b5..383938d1bc 100644
--- a/hw/i386/kvm/clock.c
+++ b/hw/i386/kvm/clock.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static void kvmclock_vm_state_change(void *opaque, int running,
                                      RunState state)
 {
     KVMClockState *s = opaque;
-    CPUState *cpu = first_cpu;
+    CPUState *cpu;
     int cap_clock_ctrl = kvm_check_extension(kvm_state, KVM_CAP_KVMCLOCK_CTRL);
     int ret;