diff --git a/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c b/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
index afb6d6c8d81d92201834d4c1bfe1c975c3a7c135..821e9d94cec3cbd903e46e2a09c93341f763c660 100644
--- a/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
+++ b/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
@@ -1646,9 +1646,11 @@ xenapiConnectNumOfDefinedDomains(virConnectPtr conn)
                 xen_vm_set_free(result);
                 return -1;
             }
-            if (record->is_a_template == 0)
-                DomNum++;
-            xen_vm_record_free(record);
+            if (record) {
+                if (record->is_a_template == 0)
+                    DomNum++;
+                xen_vm_record_free(record);
+            }
         }
         xen_vm_set_free(result);
         return DomNum;