diff --git a/include/sysemu/kvm.h b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
index 22acf91de7..384ee66c46 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/kvm.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ int kvm_arch_init(KVMState *s);
 
 int kvm_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu);
 
+/* Returns VCPU ID to be used on KVM_CREATE_VCPU ioctl() */
+unsigned long kvm_arch_vcpu_id(CPUState *cpu);
+
 void kvm_arch_reset_vcpu(CPUState *cpu);
 
 int kvm_arch_on_sigbus_vcpu(CPUState *cpu, int code, void *addr);
diff --git a/kvm-all.c b/kvm-all.c
index 6278d615b1..363a358a39 100644
--- a/kvm-all.c
+++ b/kvm-all.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ int kvm_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
 
     DPRINTF("kvm_init_vcpu\n");
 
-    ret = kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_CREATE_VCPU, cpu->cpu_index);
+    ret = kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_CREATE_VCPU, (void *)kvm_arch_vcpu_id(cpu));
     if (ret < 0) {
         DPRINTF("kvm_create_vcpu failed\n");
         goto err;
diff --git a/target-i386/kvm.c b/target-i386/kvm.c
index 3acff40c47..5f3f7894c1 100644
--- a/target-i386/kvm.c
+++ b/target-i386/kvm.c
@@ -411,6 +411,11 @@ static void cpu_update_state(void *opaque, int running, RunState state)
     }
 }
 
+unsigned long kvm_arch_vcpu_id(CPUState *cpu)
+{
+    return cpu->cpu_index;
+}
+
 int kvm_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *cs)
 {
     struct {
diff --git a/target-ppc/kvm.c b/target-ppc/kvm.c
index 2f4f06818a..2c64c634f1 100644
--- a/target-ppc/kvm.c
+++ b/target-ppc/kvm.c
@@ -384,6 +384,11 @@ static inline void kvm_fixup_page_sizes(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
 
 #endif /* !defined (TARGET_PPC64) */
 
+unsigned long kvm_arch_vcpu_id(CPUState *cpu)
+{
+    return cpu->cpu_index;
+}
+
 int kvm_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *cs)
 {
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
diff --git a/target-s390x/kvm.c b/target-s390x/kvm.c
index add6a58f9c..99deddf96d 100644
--- a/target-s390x/kvm.c
+++ b/target-s390x/kvm.c
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ int kvm_arch_init(KVMState *s)
     return 0;
 }
 
+unsigned long kvm_arch_vcpu_id(CPUState *cpu)
+{
+    return cpu->cpu_index;
+}
+
 int kvm_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
 {
     int ret = 0;