KVM device file /dev/kvm is missing

just FYI

Everytime I run the cloudmin installer on a fresh Centos 5.6 install, I get the following message

Activating KVM kernel module ..
.. KVM device file /dev/kvm is missing
[root@vps ~]# ll /dev
total 0
crw------- 1 root root  10,   62 Jun 22 21:23 autofs
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root        60 Jun 22 21:22 bus
crw------- 1 root root   5,    1 Jun 22 21:34 console
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root        11 Jun 22 21:22 core -> /proc/kcore
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root       120 Jun 22 21:22 cpu
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root       120 Jun 22 21:22 disk
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root        13 Jun 22 21:22 fd -> /proc/self/fd
crw-rw-rw- 1 root root   1,    7 Jun 22 21:22 full
srwxrwxrwx 1 root root         0 Jun 22 21:23 gpmctl
crw------- 1 root root  10,  228 Jun 22 21:22 hpet
prw------- 1 root root         0 Jun 22 21:34 initctl
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root       140 Jun 22 21:22 input
crw------- 1 root root   1,   11 Jun 22 21:22 kmsg
crw-rw---- 1 root root  10,  232 Jun 22 21:41 kvm