diff --git a/plugins/virtualization/kvm_cpu b/plugins/virtualization/kvm_cpu
index 2088b093..d8ec7934 100755
--- a/plugins/virtualization/kvm_cpu
+++ b/plugins/virtualization/kvm_cpu
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def list_pids():
     ''' Find the pid of kvm processes
     @return a list of pids from running kvm
     '''
-    pid = Popen("pidof kvm", shell=True, stdout=PIPE)
+    pid = Popen("pidof qemu-system-x86_64", shell=True, stdout=PIPE)
     return pid.communicate()[0].split()
 
 def fetch(vms):
diff --git a/plugins/virtualization/kvm_io b/plugins/virtualization/kvm_io
index 8051692f..065f1a19 100755
--- a/plugins/virtualization/kvm_io
+++ b/plugins/virtualization/kvm_io
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def list_pids():
     ''' Find the pid of kvm processes
     @return a list of pids from running kvm
     '''
-    pid = Popen("pidof kvm", shell=True, stdout=PIPE)
+    pid = Popen("pidof qemu-system-x86_64", shell=True, stdout=PIPE)
     return pid.communicate()[0].split()
     
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/plugins/virtualization/kvm_mem b/plugins/virtualization/kvm_mem
index 2a93aaa6..66e7f399 100755
--- a/plugins/virtualization/kvm_mem
+++ b/plugins/virtualization/kvm_mem
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def list_pids():
     ''' Find the pid of kvm processes
     @return a list of pids from running kvm
     '''
-    pid = Popen("pidof kvm", shell=True, stdout=PIPE)
+    pid = Popen("pidof qemu-system-x86_64", shell=True, stdout=PIPE)
     return pid.communicate()[0].split()
     
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/plugins/virtualization/kvm_net b/plugins/virtualization/kvm_net
index ad34e217..dfe2cd79 100755
--- a/plugins/virtualization/kvm_net
+++ b/plugins/virtualization/kvm_net
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def list_pids():
     ''' Find the pid of kvm processes
     @return a list of pids from running kvm
     '''
-    pid = Popen("pidof kvm", shell=True, stdout=PIPE)
+    pid = Popen("pidof qemu-system-x86_64", shell=True, stdout=PIPE)
     return pid.communicate()[0].split()
 
 def find_vms_tap():