diff --git a/kvm-all.c b/kvm-all.c
index 41decdeae4..8053f92105 100644
--- a/kvm-all.c
+++ b/kvm-all.c
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ static CPUPhysMemoryClient kvm_cpu_phys_memory_client = {
     .migration_log = kvm_client_migration_log,
 };
 
-int kvm_init(int smp_cpus)
+int kvm_init(void)
 {
     static const char upgrade_note[] =
         "Please upgrade to at least kernel 2.6.29 or recent kvm-kmod\n"
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ int kvm_init(int smp_cpus)
     s->xcrs = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_XCRS);
 #endif
 
-    ret = kvm_arch_init(s, smp_cpus);
+    ret = kvm_arch_init(s);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto err;
     }
diff --git a/kvm-stub.c b/kvm-stub.c
index 33d4476fa3..88682f288b 100644
--- a/kvm-stub.c
+++ b/kvm-stub.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int kvm_check_extension(KVMState *s, unsigned int extension)
     return 0;
 }
 
-int kvm_init(int smp_cpus)
+int kvm_init(void)
 {
     return -ENOSYS;
 }
diff --git a/kvm.h b/kvm.h
index ce08d42756..a9717528e2 100644
--- a/kvm.h
+++ b/kvm.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct kvm_run;
 
 /* external API */
 
-int kvm_init(int smp_cpus);
+int kvm_init(void);
 
 int kvm_has_sync_mmu(void);
 int kvm_has_vcpu_events(void);
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *env);
 
 int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *env, int level);
 
-int kvm_arch_init(KVMState *s, int smp_cpus);
+int kvm_arch_init(KVMState *s);
 
 int kvm_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *env);
 
diff --git a/target-i386/kvm.c b/target-i386/kvm.c
index feaf33dc76..016b67d5ec 100644
--- a/target-i386/kvm.c
+++ b/target-i386/kvm.c
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ static int kvm_init_identity_map_page(KVMState *s)
     return 0;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_init(KVMState *s, int smp_cpus)
+int kvm_arch_init(KVMState *s)
 {
     int ret;
     struct utsname utsname;
diff --git a/target-ppc/kvm.c b/target-ppc/kvm.c
index 849b404b83..3c05630fb9 100644
--- a/target-ppc/kvm.c
+++ b/target-ppc/kvm.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static void kvm_kick_env(void *env)
     qemu_cpu_kick(env);
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_init(KVMState *s, int smp_cpus)
+int kvm_arch_init(KVMState *s)
 {
 #ifdef KVM_CAP_PPC_UNSET_IRQ
     cap_interrupt_unset = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_PPC_UNSET_IRQ);
diff --git a/target-s390x/kvm.c b/target-s390x/kvm.c
index adf4a9e1e5..b177e10126 100644
--- a/target-s390x/kvm.c
+++ b/target-s390x/kvm.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 #define SCLP_CMDW_READ_SCP_INFO         0x00020001
 #define SCLP_CMDW_READ_SCP_INFO_FORCED  0x00120001
 
-int kvm_arch_init(KVMState *s, int smp_cpus)
+int kvm_arch_init(KVMState *s)
 {
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 0292184273..33f844fdbc 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -2836,7 +2836,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     }
 
     if (kvm_allowed) {
-        int ret = kvm_init(smp_cpus);
+        int ret = kvm_init();
         if (ret < 0) {
             if (!kvm_available()) {
                 printf("KVM not supported for this target\n");