diff --git a/src/storage/storage_util.c b/src/storage/storage_util.c
index 8e25984d7515e46894ebea88bf2bd7c3d69de262..b344fdfda5d9a8f83788ee9dcf8f4f74a028fa3b 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_util.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_util.c
@@ -3245,8 +3245,8 @@ virStorageBackendPARTEDFindLabel(const char *device,
     /*  Does the on disk match what the pool desired? */
     if (STREQ(start, format))
         ret = VIR_STORAGE_PARTED_MATCH;
-
-    ret = VIR_STORAGE_PARTED_DIFFERENT;
+    else
+        ret = VIR_STORAGE_PARTED_DIFFERENT;
 
  cleanup:
     virCommandFree(cmd);