diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500.c b/hw/ppc/e500.c
index 384226296bfba2ffdcfe740296780ac65b8f854f..8ab1ccc96945ca979d855d946a967ec2e46a3949 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500.c
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ static DeviceState *ppce500_init_mpic_qemu(PPCE500MachineState *pms,
 }
 
 static DeviceState *ppce500_init_mpic_kvm(const PPCE500MachineClass *pmc,
-                                          IrqLines *irqs, Error **errp)
+                                          Error **errp)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM
     DeviceState *dev;
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ static DeviceState *ppce500_init_mpic(PPCE500MachineState *pms,
         Error *err = NULL;
 
         if (kvm_kernel_irqchip_allowed()) {
-            dev = ppce500_init_mpic_kvm(pmc, irqs, &err);
+            dev = ppce500_init_mpic_kvm(pmc, &err);
         }
         if (kvm_kernel_irqchip_required() && !dev) {
             error_reportf_err(err,