diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 3de72acf95..50f24df1b3 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ option('nobody-user', type : 'string',
 option('nobody-group', type : 'string',
        description : 'The name of the nobody group (the one with GID 65534)',
        value : 'nobody')
-option('dev-kvm-mode', type : 'string', value : '0660',
+option('dev-kvm-mode', type : 'string', value : '0666',
        description : '/dev/kvm access mode')
 option('default-kill-user-processes', type : 'boolean',
        description : 'the default value for KillUserProcesses= setting')
diff --git a/src/login/70-uaccess.rules b/src/login/70-uaccess.rules
index 50dcd2e275..9e9dbae0e0 100644
--- a/src/login/70-uaccess.rules
+++ b/src/login/70-uaccess.rules
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ SUBSYSTEM=="firewire", ATTR{units}=="*0x00a02d:0x014001*", TAG+="uaccess"
 # DRI video devices
 SUBSYSTEM=="drm", KERNEL=="card*|renderD*", TAG+="uaccess"
 
-# KVM
-SUBSYSTEM=="misc", KERNEL=="kvm", TAG+="uaccess"
-
 # smart-card readers
 ENV{ID_SMARTCARD_READER}=="?*", TAG+="uaccess"