diff --git a/hypervisor/src/lib.rs b/hypervisor/src/lib.rs
index a485bf0c3..0b5e23080 100644
--- a/hypervisor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/hypervisor/src/lib.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub use vm::{
     Vm, VmOps,
 };
 
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub enum HypervisorType {
     #[cfg(feature = "kvm")]
     Kvm,
diff --git a/vmm/src/cpu.rs b/vmm/src/cpu.rs
index 831da591a..abba3212b 100644
--- a/vmm/src/cpu.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/cpu.rs
@@ -811,6 +811,8 @@ impl CpuManager {
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let reset_evt = self.reset_evt.try_clone().unwrap();
         let exit_evt = self.exit_evt.try_clone().unwrap();
+        #[cfg(feature = "kvm")]
+        let hypervisor_type = self.hypervisor_type;
         #[cfg(feature = "guest_debug")]
         let vm_debug_evt = self.vm_debug_evt.try_clone().unwrap();
         let panic_exit_evt = self.exit_evt.try_clone().unwrap();
@@ -919,12 +921,14 @@ impl CpuManager {
 
                                 #[cfg(feature = "kvm")]
                                 {
-                                    vcpu.lock().as_ref().unwrap().vcpu.set_immediate_exit(true);
-                                    if !matches!(vcpu.lock().unwrap().run(), Ok(VmExit::Ignore)) {
-                                        error!("Unexpected VM exit on \"immediate_exit\" run");
-                                        break;
+                                    if matches!(hypervisor_type, HypervisorType::Kvm) {
+                                        vcpu.lock().as_ref().unwrap().vcpu.set_immediate_exit(true);
+                                        if !matches!(vcpu.lock().unwrap().run(), Ok(VmExit::Ignore)) {
+                                            error!("Unexpected VM exit on \"immediate_exit\" run");
+                                            break;
+                                        }
+                                        vcpu.lock().as_ref().unwrap().vcpu.set_immediate_exit(false);
                                     }
-                                    vcpu.lock().as_ref().unwrap().vcpu.set_immediate_exit(false);
                                 }
 
                                 vcpu_run_interrupted.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);