diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 890aa84d78aa90b02b6ed9c1f5fd7b8bd2e35fcd..60dea9ce868e74d9663bc8b6534ef517f79b32ff 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -5290,7 +5290,7 @@ static int qemudDomainAttachHostPciDevice(virConnectPtr conn,
                        hostdev->source.subsys.u.pci.bus,
                        hostdev->source.subsys.u.pci.slot,
                        hostdev->source.subsys.u.pci.function);
-    if (!dev)
+    if (!pci)
         return -1;
 
     if ((hostdev->managed && pciDettachDevice(conn, pci) < 0) ||