diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
index b331ff36539..72528a4a65c 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ struct vhost_user {
 
 static bool ioeventfd_enabled(void)
 {
-    return kvm_enabled() && kvm_eventfds_enabled();
+    return !kvm_enabled() || kvm_eventfds_enabled();
 }
 
 static int vhost_user_read(struct vhost_dev *dev, VhostUserMsg *msg)