diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
index 94fdf3cb30..fa0be5537f 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
@@ -2906,9 +2906,9 @@ static int kvm_msr_energy_thread_init(KVMState *s, MachineState *ms)
      * 1. Host cpu must be Intel cpu
      * 2. RAPL must be enabled on the Host
      */
-    if (is_host_cpu_intel()) {
-        error_report("The RAPL feature can only be enabled on hosts\
-                      with Intel CPU models");
+    if (!is_host_cpu_intel()) {
+        error_report("The RAPL feature can only be enabled on hosts "
+                     "with Intel CPU models");
         ret = 1;
         goto out;
     }
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/vmsr_energy.c b/target/i386/kvm/vmsr_energy.c
index 7e064c5aef..31508d4e77 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/vmsr_energy.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/vmsr_energy.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ bool is_host_cpu_intel(void)
 
     host_cpu_vendor_fms(vendor, &family, &model, &stepping);
 
-    return strcmp(vendor, CPUID_VENDOR_INTEL);
+    return g_str_equal(vendor, CPUID_VENDOR_INTEL);
 }
 
 int is_rapl_enabled(void)