diff --git a/src/util/storage_file.c b/src/util/storage_file.c
index f1a445a56d75fc3f87fc32defe3e3bfd7694f434..b17187695b03656cd316750d8ce2d4bf9d22f099 100644
--- a/src/util/storage_file.c
+++ b/src/util/storage_file.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ virStorageFileMatchesVersion(int format,
 
     /* Validate version number info */
     if (fileTypeInfo[format].versionOffset == -1)
-        return false;
+        return true;
 
     if ((fileTypeInfo[format].versionOffset + 4) > buflen)
         return false;