diff --git a/alioth/src/hv/kvm/kvm.rs b/alioth/src/hv/kvm/kvm.rs
index b313d0b1..97f5db65 100644
--- a/alioth/src/hv/kvm/kvm.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/hv/kvm/kvm.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ use std::arch::x86_64::CpuidResult;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::mem::{size_of, transmute};
+use std::num::NonZero;
 use std::os::fd::OwnedFd;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::ptr::null_mut;
@@ -78,8 +79,6 @@ pub enum KvmError {
     MmapVcpuFd { error: std::io::Error },
     #[snafu(display("Failed to check KVM capability"))]
     CheckCap { error: std::io::Error },
-    #[snafu(display("KVM Capability {ext:?} not supported"))]
-    NotSupported { ext: KvmCap },
     #[snafu(display("Failed to enable capability {cap:?}"))]
     EnableCap { cap: KvmCap, error: std::io::Error },
     #[snafu(display("Failed to create guest memfd"))]
@@ -141,13 +140,8 @@ impl Kvm {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn check_extension(&self, id: KvmCap) -> Result<i32, KvmError> {
-        let ret = unsafe { kvm_check_extension(&self.fd, id) }.context(kvm_error::CheckCap)?;
-        if ret == 0 {
-            kvm_error::NotSupported { ext: id }.fail()
-        } else {
-            Ok(ret)
-        }
+    pub fn check_extension(&self, id: KvmCap) -> Result<NonZero<i32>> {
+        check_extension(&self.fd, id)
     }
 }
 
@@ -163,3 +157,12 @@ impl Hypervisor for Kvm {
         Kvm::get_supported_cpuids(self)
     }
 }
+
+fn check_extension(fd: &OwnedFd, id: KvmCap) -> Result<NonZero<i32>> {
+    let ret = unsafe { kvm_check_extension(fd, id) }.context(kvm_error::CheckCap)?;
+    if let Some(v) = NonZero::new(ret) {
+        Ok(v)
+    } else {
+        error::Capability { cap: id.name() }.fail()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/alioth/src/hv/kvm/kvm_x86_64.rs b/alioth/src/hv/kvm/kvm_x86_64.rs
index 8e8f8ac1..2691ae22 100644
--- a/alioth/src/hv/kvm/kvm_x86_64.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/hv/kvm/kvm_x86_64.rs
@@ -56,18 +56,17 @@ impl Kvm {
             .map(map_f)
             .collect();
 
-        // Enable KVM_FEATURE_MSI_EXT_DEST_ID if KVM_CAP_X2APIC_API is supported
-        let ext = self.check_extension(KvmCap::X2APIC_API)?;
-        let flag = KvmX2apicApiFlag::from_bits_retain(ext as u64);
-        let x2apic_flags =
-            KvmX2apicApiFlag::USE_32BIT_IDS | KvmX2apicApiFlag::DISABLE_BROADCAST_QUIRK;
         let leaf_features = CpuidIn {
             func: KVM_CPUID_FEATURES,
             index: None,
         };
         if let Some(entry) = cpuids.get_mut(&leaf_features)
-            && flag.contains(x2apic_flags)
+            && let Ok(ext) = self.check_extension(KvmCap::X2APIC_API)
+            && KvmX2apicApiFlag::from_bits_retain(ext.get() as u64).contains(
+                KvmX2apicApiFlag::USE_32BIT_IDS | KvmX2apicApiFlag::DISABLE_BROADCAST_QUIRK,
+            )
         {
+            // Enable KVM_FEATURE_MSI_EXT_DEST_ID if KVM_CAP_X2APIC_API is supported
             entry.eax |= KvmCpuidFeature::MSI_EXT_DEST_ID.bits();
         }
 
diff --git a/alioth/src/hv/kvm/vm/vm.rs b/alioth/src/hv/kvm/vm/vm.rs
index 642fdf99..ebdb1d1f 100644
--- a/alioth/src/hv/kvm/vm/vm.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/hv/kvm/vm/vm.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ mod x86_64;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
 use std::io::ErrorKind;
+use std::num::NonZero;
 use std::os::fd::{AsFd, AsRawFd, BorrowedFd, FromRawFd, OwnedFd};
 use std::os::unix::thread::JoinHandleExt;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ use snafu::ResultExt;
 use crate::arch::sev::{SevPolicy, SnpPageType, SnpPolicy};
 use crate::ffi;
 use crate::hv::kvm::vcpu::KvmVcpu;
-use crate::hv::kvm::{KvmError, kvm_error};
+use crate::hv::kvm::{KvmError, check_extension, kvm_error};
 use crate::hv::{
     Error, IoeventFd, IoeventFdRegistry, IrqFd, IrqSender, Kvm, MemMapOption, MsiSender, Result,
     Vm, VmConfig, VmMemory, error,
@@ -49,11 +50,10 @@ use crate::sys::kvm::{
     KVM_IRQ_ROUTING_IRQCHIP, KVM_IRQ_ROUTING_MSI, KvmCap, KvmEnableCap, KvmEncRegion, KvmIoEventFd,
     KvmIoEventFdFlag, KvmIrqRouting, KvmIrqRoutingEntry, KvmIrqRoutingIrqchip, KvmIrqRoutingMsi,
     KvmIrqfd, KvmIrqfdFlag, KvmMemFlag, KvmMemoryAttribute, KvmMemoryAttributes, KvmMsi,
-    KvmUserspaceMemoryRegion, KvmUserspaceMemoryRegion2, kvm_check_extension, kvm_create_vm,
-    kvm_enable_cap, kvm_get_vcpu_mmap_size, kvm_ioeventfd, kvm_irqfd,
-    kvm_memory_encrypt_reg_region, kvm_memory_encrypt_unreg_region, kvm_set_gsi_routing,
-    kvm_set_memory_attributes, kvm_set_user_memory_region, kvm_set_user_memory_region2,
-    kvm_signal_msi,
+    KvmUserspaceMemoryRegion, KvmUserspaceMemoryRegion2, kvm_create_vm, kvm_enable_cap,
+    kvm_get_vcpu_mmap_size, kvm_ioeventfd, kvm_irqfd, kvm_memory_encrypt_reg_region,
+    kvm_memory_encrypt_unreg_region, kvm_set_gsi_routing, kvm_set_memory_attributes,
+    kvm_set_user_memory_region, kvm_set_user_memory_region2, kvm_signal_msi,
 };
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
@@ -124,13 +124,8 @@ impl VmInner {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn check_extension(&self, id: KvmCap) -> Result<i32, KvmError> {
-        let ret = unsafe { kvm_check_extension(&self.fd, id) }.context(kvm_error::CheckCap)?;
-        if ret == 0 {
-            kvm_error::NotSupported { ext: id }.fail()
-        } else {
-            Ok(ret)
-        }
+    pub fn check_extension(&self, id: KvmCap) -> Result<NonZero<i32>> {
+        check_extension(&self.fd, id)
     }
 
     pub fn enable_cap(&self, cap: &KvmEnableCap) -> Result<(), KvmError> {
@@ -692,12 +687,7 @@ impl Vm for KvmVm {
         &self,
         #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")] devid: u32,
     ) -> Result<Self::MsiSender> {
-        if self.vm.check_extension(KvmCap::SIGNAL_MSI)? == 0 {
-            return error::Capability {
-                cap: "KVM_CAP_SIGNAL_MSI",
-            }
-            .fail();
-        }
+        self.vm.check_extension(KvmCap::SIGNAL_MSI)?;
         Ok(KvmMsiSender {
             vm: self.vm.clone(),
             #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
diff --git a/alioth/src/hv/kvm/vm/vm_x86_64.rs b/alioth/src/hv/kvm/vm/vm_x86_64.rs
index 27086caf..5b1aabac 100644
--- a/alioth/src/hv/kvm/vm/vm_x86_64.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/hv/kvm/vm/vm_x86_64.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ impl KvmVm {
                     }
                 }
                 Some(Coco::AmdSnp { .. }) => {
-                    let bitmap = self.vm.check_extension(KvmCap::EXIT_HYPERCALL)?;
+                    let bitmap = self.vm.check_extension(KvmCap::EXIT_HYPERCALL)?.get();
                     let request = KvmEnableCap {
                         cap: KvmCap::EXIT_HYPERCALL,
                         args: [bitmap as _, 0, 0, 0],
diff --git a/alioth/src/utils/utils.rs b/alioth/src/utils/utils.rs
index ebf65302..8b4e30ac 100644
--- a/alioth/src/utils/utils.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/utils/utils.rs
@@ -140,6 +140,14 @@ macro_rules! c_enum {
             pub const fn raw(self) -> $TyName {
                 self.0
             }
+
+            #[allow(dead_code)]
+            pub const fn name(self) -> &'static str {
+                match self {
+                    $($EnumName::$VARIANT => stringify!($VARIANT),)*
+                    _ => "Unknown"
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         impl ::core::fmt::Debug for $EnumName {