diff --git a/src/security/virt-aa-helper.c b/src/security/virt-aa-helper.c
index b5f66f3c01e905021cc1bac4a993daffa0f8751c..d563b986934d8992d891a90a41802a8e525519bc 100644
--- a/src/security/virt-aa-helper.c
+++ b/src/security/virt-aa-helper.c
@@ -1342,7 +1342,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
             vah_info(include_file);
             vah_info(included_files);
             rc = 0;
-        } else if ((rc = update_include_file(include_file,
+        } else if (ctl->def->virtType != VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_LXC &&
+                   (rc = update_include_file(include_file,
                                              included_files,
                                              ctl->append)) != 0)
             goto cleanup;