diff --git a/pkg/hostman/guestman/qemu-kvmhelper.go b/pkg/hostman/guestman/qemu-kvmhelper.go
index 14d65656c3..b7e7d08777 100644
--- a/pkg/hostman/guestman/qemu-kvmhelper.go
+++ b/pkg/hostman/guestman/qemu-kvmhelper.go
@@ -1003,7 +1003,9 @@ func (s *SKVMGuestInstance) initQgaDesc() {
 }
 
 func (s *SKVMGuestInstance) initPvpanicDesc() {
-	s.Desc.Pvpanic = s.archMan.GeneratePvpanicDesc()
+	if !s.disablePvpanicDev() {
+		s.Desc.Pvpanic = s.archMan.GeneratePvpanicDesc()
+	}
 }
 
 func (s *SKVMGuestInstance) initIsaSerialDesc() {