diff --git a/tools/virsh-domain-monitor.c b/tools/virsh-domain-monitor.c
index 7eb387d17e8b530b8578da12870dccfb936a84f8..7dcbc5cc4eb04ba59f355ea125f80d91dda93227 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-domain-monitor.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-domain-monitor.c
@@ -1876,17 +1876,17 @@ cmdList(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
         else
             ignore_value(virStrcpyStatic(id_buf, "-"));
 
-        state = virshDomainState(ctl, dom, NULL);
+        if (optTable) {
+            state = virshDomainState(ctl, dom, NULL);
 
-        /* Domain could've been removed in the meantime */
-        if (state < 0)
-            continue;
+            /* Domain could've been removed in the meantime */
+            if (state < 0)
+                continue;
 
-        if (optTable && managed && state == VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTOFF &&
-            virDomainHasManagedSaveImage(dom, 0) > 0)
-            state = -2;
+            if (managed && state == VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTOFF &&
+                virDomainHasManagedSaveImage(dom, 0) > 0)
+                state = -2;
 
-        if (optTable) {
             if (optTitle) {
                 if (!(title = virshGetDomainDescription(ctl, dom, true, 0)))
                     goto cleanup;