diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.h b/arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.h
index 913016acbbd5..ad238a6e63dc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ struct kvm;
 struct kvm_vcpu;
 
 #define IOAPIC_NUM_PINS  KVM_IOAPIC_NUM_PINS
-#define MAX_NR_RESERVED_IOAPIC_PINS KVM_MAX_IRQ_ROUTES
 #define IOAPIC_VERSION_ID 0x11	/* IOAPIC version */
 #define IOAPIC_EDGE_TRIG  0
 #define IOAPIC_LEVEL_TRIG 1
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index ff8812f3a129..a847353588a1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -6717,7 +6717,7 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_enable_cap(struct kvm *kvm,
 	case KVM_CAP_SPLIT_IRQCHIP: {
 		mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
 		r = -EINVAL;
-		if (cap->args[0] > MAX_NR_RESERVED_IOAPIC_PINS)
+		if (cap->args[0] > KVM_MAX_IRQ_ROUTES)
 			goto split_irqchip_unlock;
 		r = -EEXIST;
 		if (irqchip_in_kernel(kvm))