diff --git a/kvmagent/kvmagent/plugins/vm_plugin.py b/kvmagent/kvmagent/plugins/vm_plugin.py
index ea7a3b6407b4b34e96a60da6897ef9de662b88a8..b4b0c24befc3fc077545747492b67d7071da9c6a 100644
--- a/kvmagent/kvmagent/plugins/vm_plugin.py
+++ b/kvmagent/kvmagent/plugins/vm_plugin.py
@@ -5534,7 +5534,7 @@ class VmPlugin(kvmagent.KvmAgent):
             self._record_operation(cmd.uuid, self.VM_OP_STOP)
             self._stop_vm(cmd)
             # notify vrouter agent nic removed from source host
-            for nic in cmd.nics:
+            for nic in cmd.vmNics:
                 if nic.type == 'TFVNIC':
                     vrouter_cmd = [
                         'vrouter-port-control',