diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index dc7d704735bd535d33e4e05fbe62b689ab4d09f4..460a4ce9c04427624a7c9fb029c47318e1407ff5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -896,8 +896,7 @@ static int perf_kvm__handle_stdin(void)
 
 static int kvm_events_live_report(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 {
-	struct pollfd *pollfds = NULL;
-	int nr_fds, nr_stdin, ret, err = -EINVAL;
+	int nr_stdin, ret, err = -EINVAL;
 	struct termios save;
 
 	/* live flag must be set first */
@@ -919,9 +918,6 @@ static int kvm_events_live_report(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 	signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
 	signal(SIGTERM, sig_handler);
 
-	/* use pollfds -- need to add timerfd and stdin */
-	nr_fds = kvm->evlist->pollfd.nr;
-
 	/* add timer fd */
 	if (perf_kvm__timerfd_create(kvm) < 0) {
 		err = -1;
@@ -931,22 +927,18 @@ static int kvm_events_live_report(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 	if (perf_evlist__add_pollfd(kvm->evlist, kvm->timerfd) < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	nr_fds++;
-
 	nr_stdin = perf_evlist__add_pollfd(kvm->evlist, fileno(stdin));
 	if (nr_stdin < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	nr_fds++;
 	if (fd_set_nonblock(fileno(stdin)) != 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	pollfds	 = kvm->evlist->pollfd.entries;
-
 	/* everything is good - enable the events and process */
 	perf_evlist__enable(kvm->evlist);
 
 	while (!done) {
+		struct fdarray *fda = &kvm->evlist->pollfd;
 		int rc;
 
 		rc = perf_kvm__mmap_read(kvm);
@@ -957,11 +949,11 @@ static int kvm_events_live_report(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 
-		if (pollfds[nr_stdin].revents & POLLIN)
+		if (fda->entries[nr_stdin].revents & POLLIN)
 			done = perf_kvm__handle_stdin();
 
 		if (!rc && !done)
-			err = poll(pollfds, nr_fds, 100);
+			err = fdarray__poll(fda, 100);
 	}
 
 	perf_evlist__disable(kvm->evlist);