diff --git a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
index 68bb1914b9..570d635bcc 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ void xics_kvm_disconnect(SpaprInterruptController *intc)
  * support destruction of a KVM XICS device while the VM is running.
  * Required to start a spapr machine with ic-mode=dual,kernel-irqchip=on.
  */
-bool xics_kvm_has_broken_disconnect(SpaprMachineState *spapr)
+bool xics_kvm_has_broken_disconnect(void)
 {
     int rc;
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
index f59960339e..a0d1e1298e 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static int spapr_irq_check(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
     if (kvm_enabled() &&
         spapr->irq == &spapr_irq_dual &&
         kvm_kernel_irqchip_required() &&
-        xics_kvm_has_broken_disconnect(spapr)) {
+        xics_kvm_has_broken_disconnect()) {
         error_setg(errp,
             "KVM is incompatible with ic-mode=dual,kernel-irqchip=on");
         error_append_hint(errp,
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/xics_spapr.h b/include/hw/ppc/xics_spapr.h
index 0b8182e40b..de752c0d2c 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/xics_spapr.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/xics_spapr.h
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ DECLARE_INSTANCE_CHECKER(ICSState, ICS_SPAPR,
 int xics_kvm_connect(SpaprInterruptController *intc, uint32_t nr_servers,
                      Error **errp);
 void xics_kvm_disconnect(SpaprInterruptController *intc);
-bool xics_kvm_has_broken_disconnect(SpaprMachineState *spapr);
+bool xics_kvm_has_broken_disconnect(void);
 
 #endif /* XICS_SPAPR_H */