diff --git a/src/cpu/cpu.c b/src/cpu/cpu.c
index d9288cc85a61ab8b3526da8379680f6f71b53c57..ae3a0acc10e0d2b39f939522249521cd9b5af227 100644
--- a/src/cpu/cpu.c
+++ b/src/cpu/cpu.c
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ virCPUProbeHost(virArch arch)
 {
     virNodeInfo nodeinfo;
 
-    if (virCapabilitiesGetNodeInfo(&nodeinfo))
+    if (virCapabilitiesGetNodeInfo(&nodeinfo) < 0)
         return NULL;
 
     return virCPUGetHost(arch, VIR_CPU_TYPE_HOST, &nodeinfo, NULL);