diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
index 6401e04e2268..6c02ff93e807 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ vm_vaddr_t vm_vaddr_alloc(struct kvm_vm *vm, size_t sz, vm_vaddr_t vaddr_min,
  */
 vm_vaddr_t vm_vaddr_alloc_pages(struct kvm_vm *vm, int nr_pages)
 {
-	return vm_vaddr_alloc(vm, nr_pages * getpagesize(), 0x10000, 0, 0);
+	return vm_vaddr_alloc(vm, nr_pages * getpagesize(), KVM_UTIL_MIN_VADDR, 0, 0);
 }
 
 /*