diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500.c b/hw/ppc/e500.c
index 960e7efcd31fe56232f47cefc7aceabac4e6039a..853a5a4efb9c334ba9f1c59fcaafdd3dc6950499 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500.c
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ static DeviceState *ppce500_init_mpic_qemu(PPCE500MachineState *pms,
 }
 
 static DeviceState *ppce500_init_mpic_kvm(const PPCE500MachineClass *pmc,
-                                          IrqLines *irqs, Error **errp)
+                                          Error **errp)
 {
     DeviceState *dev;
     CPUState *cs;
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ 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,