diff --git a/include/linux/kvm.h b/include/linux/kvm.h
index c6dd4a79b74b9fd6e76929a472b712d5656ed4be..d89189a81aba40284f7a3067f1a64491d36f3601 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm.h
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ struct kvm_cpuid {
  * KVM_CREATE_VCPU receives as a parameter the vcpu slot, and returns
  * a vcpu fd.
  */
-#define KVM_CREATE_VCPU           _IOW(KVMIO, 11, int)
+#define KVM_CREATE_VCPU           _IO(KVMIO, 11)
 #define KVM_GET_DIRTY_LOG         _IOW(KVMIO, 12, struct kvm_dirty_log)
 
 /*