diff --git a/nova/conductor/tasks/live_migrate.py b/nova/conductor/tasks/live_migrate.py
index 9652b44bfd0b..99ee54f14e55 100644
--- a/nova/conductor/tasks/live_migrate.py
+++ b/nova/conductor/tasks/live_migrate.py
@@ -163,7 +163,10 @@ class LiveMigrationTask(base.TaskBase):
         # HyperV's vNUMA feature doesn't allow specific pinning
         hypervisor_type = objects.ComputeNode.get_by_host_and_nodename(
             self.context, self.source, self.instance.node).hypervisor_type
-        if hypervisor_type != obj_fields.HVType.KVM:
+
+        # KVM is not a hypervisor, so when using a virt_type of "kvm" the
+        # hypervisor_type will still be "QEMU".
+        if hypervisor_type.lower() != obj_fields.HVType.QEMU:
             return
 
         msg = ('Instance has an associated NUMA topology. '
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/conductor/tasks/test_live_migrate.py b/nova/tests/unit/conductor/tasks/test_live_migrate.py
index 13a4b380d0d2..cf1097902dc4 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/conductor/tasks/test_live_migrate.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/conductor/tasks/test_live_migrate.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class LiveMigrationTaskTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
     def test_check_instance_has_no_numa_fails(self, mock_get):
         self.flags(enable_numa_live_migration=False, group='workarounds')
         mock_get.return_value = objects.ComputeNode(
-            uuid=uuids.cn1, hypervisor_type='kvm')
+            uuid=uuids.cn1, hypervisor_type='QEMU')
         self.task.instance.numa_topology = objects.InstanceNUMATopology(
             cells=[objects.InstanceNUMACell(id=0, cpuset=set([0]),
                                             memory=1024)])