diff --git a/src/util/virfile.c b/src/util/virfile.c
index 9863fd0001731eb1b7670eb8553ad06de7a86316..f9efc65eb0f504ee27e4a836089b3a83efa6679b 100644
--- a/src/util/virfile.c
+++ b/src/util/virfile.c
@@ -2990,10 +2990,7 @@ virFileFindHugeTLBFS(virHugeTLBFSPtr *ret_fs,
     char mntbuf[1024];
     virHugeTLBFSPtr fs = NULL;
     size_t nfs = 0;
-    unsigned long long default_hugepagesz;
-
-    if (virFileGetDefaultHugepageSize(&default_hugepagesz) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
+    unsigned long long default_hugepagesz = 0;
 
     if (!(f = setmntent(PROC_MOUNTS, "r"))) {
         virReportSystemError(errno,
@@ -3019,6 +3016,10 @@ virFileFindHugeTLBFS(virHugeTLBFSPtr *ret_fs,
         if (virFileGetHugepageSize(tmp->mnt_dir, &tmp->size) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
 
+        if (!default_hugepagesz &&
+            virFileGetDefaultHugepageSize(&default_hugepagesz) < 0)
+            goto cleanup;
+
         tmp->deflt = tmp->size == default_hugepagesz;
     }