diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index e1ef4d6d972a..4f85ac32258a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ void kvm_vcpu_kick(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	int cpu = vcpu->cpu;
 
 	me = get_cpu();
-	if (waitqueue_active(&vcpu->wq)) {
+	if (waitqueue_active(vcpu->arch.wqp)) {
 		wake_up_interruptible(vcpu->arch.wqp);
 		vcpu->stat.halt_wakeup++;
 	} else if (cpu != me && cpu != -1) {