diff --git a/src/xen/xm_internal.c b/src/xen/xm_internal.c
index 64752dfa6393e6030d765b48653bb3f7c7e52221..59b1cd4afac2b54f9df4f1cd6eb074de7adfe3ba 100644
--- a/src/xen/xm_internal.c
+++ b/src/xen/xm_internal.c
@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@ xenXMConfigCacheAddFile(virConnectPtr conn, const char *filename)
             virDomainDefFree(entry->def);
             VIR_FREE(entry->filename);
             VIR_FREE(entry);
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
+                           _("xenXMConfigCacheRefresh: virHashAddEntry name"));
+            return -1;
         }
     }
     VIR_DEBUG("Added config %s %s", entry->def->name, filename);