diff --git a/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/kvm2/kvm2.go b/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/kvm2/kvm2.go
index bebb64a88570..90993c510787 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/kvm2/kvm2.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/registry/drvs/kvm2/kvm2.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func status() registry.State {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	path, err := exec.LookPath("virsh")
+	_, err := exec.LookPath("virsh")
 	if err != nil {
 		return registry.State{Error: err, Fix: "Install libvirt", Doc: docURL}
 	}
@@ -146,23 +146,27 @@ func status() registry.State {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// On Ubuntu 19.10 (libvirt 5.4), this fails if LIBVIRT_DEFAULT_URI is unset
-	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, path, "domcapabilities", "--virttype", "kvm")
+	// below check failes - https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube-builds/logs/10792/567af21/KVM_Linux.html#fail_TestAddons:
+	//   I0326 19:22:53.876790    7733 start.go:729] status for kvm2: {Installed:true Healthy:false Running:true NeedsImprovement:false Error:/usr/bin/virsh domcapabilities --virttype kvm failed:
+	//   error: failed to get emulator capabilities
+	//   error: invalid argument: KVM is not supported by '/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64' on this host
+	// // On Ubuntu 19.10 (libvirt 5.4), this fails if LIBVIRT_DEFAULT_URI is unset
+	// cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, path, "domcapabilities", "--virttype", "kvm")
+	// cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), fmt.Sprintf("LIBVIRT_DEFAULT_URI=%s", defaultURI()))
+	// out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	return registry.State{
+	// 		Installed: true,
+	// 		Running:   true,
+	// 		Error:     fmt.Errorf("%s failed:\n%s\n%v", strings.Join(cmd.Args, " "), strings.TrimSpace(string(out)), err),
+	// 		Fix:       "Follow your Linux distribution instructions for configuring KVM",
+	// 		Doc:       docURL,
+	// 	}
+	// }
+
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "virsh", "list")
 	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), fmt.Sprintf("LIBVIRT_DEFAULT_URI=%s", defaultURI()))
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
-	if err != nil {
-		return registry.State{
-			Installed: true,
-			Running:   true,
-			Error:     fmt.Errorf("%s failed:\n%s\n%v", strings.Join(cmd.Args, " "), strings.TrimSpace(string(out)), err),
-			Fix:       "Follow your Linux distribution instructions for configuring KVM",
-			Doc:       docURL,
-		}
-	}
-
-	cmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "virsh", "list")
-	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), fmt.Sprintf("LIBVIRT_DEFAULT_URI=%s", defaultURI()))
-	out, err = cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		return registry.State{
 			Installed: true,