diff --git a/hw/i386/kvm/xen_xenstore.c b/hw/i386/kvm/xen_xenstore.c
index 900679af8a..6e81bc8791 100644
--- a/hw/i386/kvm/xen_xenstore.c
+++ b/hw/i386/kvm/xen_xenstore.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void xen_xenstore_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         error_setg(errp, "Xenstore evtchn port init failed");
         return;
     }
-    aio_set_fd_handler(qemu_get_aio_context(), xen_be_evtchn_fd(s->eh), true,
+    aio_set_fd_handler(qemu_get_aio_context(), xen_be_evtchn_fd(s->eh), false,
                        xen_xenstore_event, NULL, NULL, NULL, s);
 
     s->impl = xs_impl_create(xen_domid);