diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
index d985486a05..801cff16a5 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
+++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
@@ -2604,12 +2604,6 @@ static int kvm_init(MachineState *ms)
         goto err;
     }
 
-    kvm_supported_memory_attributes = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES);
-    kvm_guest_memfd_supported =
-        kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_GUEST_MEMFD) &&
-        kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_USER_MEMORY2) &&
-        (kvm_supported_memory_attributes & KVM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTE_PRIVATE);
-
     kvm_immediate_exit = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_IMMEDIATE_EXIT);
     s->nr_slots_max = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_NR_MEMSLOTS);
 
@@ -2723,6 +2717,12 @@ static int kvm_init(MachineState *ms)
         goto err;
     }
 
+    kvm_supported_memory_attributes = kvm_vm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES);
+    kvm_guest_memfd_supported =
+        kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_GUEST_MEMFD) &&
+        kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_USER_MEMORY2) &&
+        (kvm_supported_memory_attributes & KVM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTE_PRIVATE);
+
     if (s->kernel_irqchip_split == ON_OFF_AUTO_AUTO) {
         s->kernel_irqchip_split = mc->default_kernel_irqchip_split ? ON_OFF_AUTO_ON : ON_OFF_AUTO_OFF;
     }