diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
index 4a645dc77f34..c22a17aac6b0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
@@ -393,10 +393,12 @@ struct kvm_vm *vm_create_with_vcpus(enum vm_guest_mode mode, uint32_t nr_vcpus,
 	struct kvm_vm *vm;
 	int i;
 
+#ifdef __x86_64__
 	/*
 	 * Permission needs to be requested before KVM_SET_CPUID2.
 	 */
 	vm_xsave_req_perm();
+#endif
 
 	/* Force slot0 memory size not small than DEFAULT_GUEST_PHY_PAGES */
 	if (slot0_mem_pages < DEFAULT_GUEST_PHY_PAGES)