diff --git a/src/upio.c b/src/upio.c
index 1a88e28..5050393 100644
--- a/src/upio.c
+++ b/src/upio.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static int is_emulator_context(void)
 {
     char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
 
-    property_get("ro.kernel.qemu", value, "0");
+    property_get("ro.boot.qemu", value, "0");
     UPIODBG("is_emulator_context : %s", value);
     if (strcmp(value, "1") == 0) {
         return 1;