diff --git a/src/cpu/cpu_x86.c b/src/cpu/cpu_x86.c
index 121c88ad43f7af3aca6e4515e6a2a1bbc488e7d8..41067617df67c6dfa5d6fd2ea43c67877bc3aead 100644
--- a/src/cpu/cpu_x86.c
+++ b/src/cpu/cpu_x86.c
@@ -405,18 +405,11 @@ x86DataAdd(virCPUx86Data *data1,
            const virCPUx86Data *data2)
 {
     virCPUx86DataIterator iter = virCPUx86DataIteratorInit(data2);
-    virCPUx86DataItemPtr item1;
-    virCPUx86DataItemPtr item2;
-
-    while ((item2 = virCPUx86DataNext(&iter))) {
-        item1 = virCPUx86DataGet(data1, item2);
+    virCPUx86DataItemPtr item;
 
-        if (item1) {
-            x86cpuidSetBits(&item1->cpuid, &item2->cpuid);
-        } else {
-            if (virCPUx86DataAddItem(data1, item2) < 0)
-                return -1;
-        }
+    while ((item = virCPUx86DataNext(&iter))) {
+        if (virCPUx86DataAddItem(data1, item) < 0)
+            return -1;
     }
 
     return 0;