diff --git a/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c b/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c
index b08e644517..a6674a826d 100644
--- a/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c
+++ b/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c
@@ -2236,7 +2236,7 @@ int whpx_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
     }
 
     vcpu->interruptable = true;
-    cpu->accel->dirty = true;
+    vcpu->dirty = true;
     cpu->accel = vcpu;
     max_vcpu_index = max(max_vcpu_index, cpu->cpu_index);
     qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler(whpx_cpu_update_state, env);