diff --git a/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c b/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
index 148ff9bd8cc8f2802fae4cbdec08b2b88918a8c5..8eb8d73ea141f5c9a9c41a9bc5235cd51364df4a 100644
--- a/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
+++ b/src/xenapi/xenapi_driver.c
@@ -1563,8 +1563,7 @@ xenapiDomainGetXMLDesc(virDomainPtr dom, unsigned int flags)
         }
         xen_vif_set_free(vif_set);
     }
-    if (vms)
-        xen_vm_set_free(vms);
+    xen_vm_set_free(vms);
     xml = virDomainDefFormat(defPtr, flags);
     virDomainDefFree(defPtr);
     return xml;