diff --git a/tools/xl/xl_vcpu.c b/tools/xl/xl_vcpu.c
index 93abcc65c0..329512eaaf 100644
--- a/tools/xl/xl_vcpu.c
+++ b/tools/xl/xl_vcpu.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ void apply_global_affinity_masks(libxl_domain_type type,
 
     switch (type) {
     case LIBXL_DOMAIN_TYPE_HVM:
+    case LIBXL_DOMAIN_TYPE_PVH:
         type_mask = &global_hvm_affinity_mask;
         break;
     case LIBXL_DOMAIN_TYPE_PV: