diff --git a/tests/hostside/helper/java/com/android/microdroid/test/host/MicrodroidHostTestCaseBase.java b/tests/hostside/helper/java/com/android/microdroid/test/host/MicrodroidHostTestCaseBase.java
index 1fc0f92..70308ef 100644
--- a/tests/hostside/helper/java/com/android/microdroid/test/host/MicrodroidHostTestCaseBase.java
+++ b/tests/hostside/helper/java/com/android/microdroid/test/host/MicrodroidHostTestCaseBase.java
@@ -284,6 +284,6 @@
     }
 
     protected boolean isPkvmHypervisor() throws DeviceNotAvailableException {
-        return getDevice().getProperty("ro.boot.hypervisor.version").equals("kvm.arm-protected");
+        return "kvm.arm-protected".equals(getDevice().getProperty("ro.boot.hypervisor.version"));
     }
 }