diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.c
index 538b695c29..74e63bd47a 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-mem.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static bool virtio_mem_has_shared_zeropage(RAMBlock *rb)
      * anonymous RAM. In any other case, reading unplugged *can* populate a
      * fresh page, consuming actual memory.
      */
-    return !qemu_ram_is_shared(rb) && rb->fd < 0 &&
+    return !qemu_ram_is_shared(rb) && qemu_ram_get_fd(rb) < 0 &&
            qemu_ram_pagesize(rb) == qemu_real_host_page_size();
 }
 #endif /* VIRTIO_MEM_HAS_LEGACY_GUESTS */