diff --git a/kernel/syscall.c b/kernel/syscall.c
index a41269add..36479a277 100644
--- a/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ int sys_close(int fd)
 	if (is_uhyve()) {
 		uhyve_close_t uhyve_close = {fd, -1};
 
-		uhyve_sendl(UHYVE_PORT_CLOSE, (unsigned)virt_to_phys((size_t) &uhyve_close));
+		uhyve_send(UHYVE_PORT_CLOSE, (unsigned)virt_to_phys((size_t) &uhyve_close));
 
 		return uhyve_close.ret;
 	}