diff --git a/hw/i386/kvmvapic.c b/hw/i386/kvmvapic.c
index 5b558aa180..655483bd1d 100644
--- a/hw/i386/kvmvapic.c
+++ b/hw/i386/kvmvapic.c
@@ -687,8 +687,14 @@ static void vapic_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, uint64_t data,
     }
 }
 
+static uint64_t vapic_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, unsigned size)
+{
+    return 0xffffffff;
+}
+
 static const MemoryRegionOps vapic_ops = {
     .write = vapic_write,
+    .read = vapic_read,
     .endianness = DEVICE_NATIVE_ENDIAN,
 };