diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index 858da896b518..577af4f3297a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ static int kvm_events_live_report(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 			done = perf_kvm__handle_stdin();
 
 		if (!rc && !done)
-			err = fdarray__poll(fda, 100);
+			err = evlist__poll(kvm->evlist, 100);
 	}
 
 	evlist__disable(kvm->evlist);