diff --git a/src/core/ipc.c b/src/core/ipc.c
index ac57edaf..f5dc7433 100644
--- a/src/core/ipc.c
+++ b/src/core/ipc.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static void ipc_notify(size_t shmem_id, size_t event_id)
     struct ipc* ipc_obj = ipc_find_by_shmemid(cpu()->vcpu->vm, shmem_id);
     if (ipc_obj != NULL && event_id < ipc_obj->interrupt_num) {
         irqid_t irq_id = ipc_obj->interrupts[event_id];
-        vcpu_inject_hw_irq(cpu()->vcpu, irq_id);
+        vcpu_inject_irq(cpu()->vcpu, irq_id);
     }
 }