diff --git a/src/libvirt.c b/src/libvirt.c
index 5f8b13148a1741228f5774b22e705ff3c6221a01..c65b1e5691521bcb86599c45f7377ae7250a4d37 100644
--- a/src/libvirt.c
+++ b/src/libvirt.c
@@ -5560,6 +5560,7 @@ virDomainAttachDeviceFlags(virDomainPtr domain,
 
     if (!VIR_IS_CONNECTED_DOMAIN(domain)) {
         virLibDomainError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_DOMAIN, __FUNCTION__);
+        virDispatchError(NULL);
         return -1;
     }
     if (domain->conn->flags & VIR_CONNECT_RO) {
@@ -5660,6 +5661,7 @@ virDomainDetachDeviceFlags(virDomainPtr domain,
 
     if (!VIR_IS_CONNECTED_DOMAIN(domain)) {
         virLibDomainError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_DOMAIN, __FUNCTION__);
+        virDispatchError(NULL);
         return -1;
     }
     if (domain->conn->flags & VIR_CONNECT_RO) {
@@ -5719,6 +5721,7 @@ virDomainUpdateDeviceFlags(virDomainPtr domain,
 
     if (!VIR_IS_CONNECTED_DOMAIN(domain)) {
         virLibDomainError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_DOMAIN, __FUNCTION__);
+        virDispatchError(NULL);
         return -1;
     }
     if (domain->conn->flags & VIR_CONNECT_RO) {