diff --git a/src/util/virnetdev.c b/src/util/virnetdev.c
index ae7da53425b5aa326c29c62f666b53ecbbb0c316..51a6e42c5ca8b07eca1ec3886aaaec9b644fa8cf 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdev.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetdev.c
@@ -1936,10 +1936,8 @@ virNetDevSaveNetConfig(const char *linkdev, int vf,
             goto cleanup;
 
         /* get admin MAC and vlan tag */
-        if (virNetDevGetVfConfig(pfDevName, vf, &oldMAC,
-                                 saveVlan ? &oldVlanTag : NULL) < 0) {
+        if (virNetDevGetVfConfig(pfDevName, vf, &oldMAC, &oldVlanTag) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
-        }
 
         if (virJSONValueObjectAppendString(configJSON,
                                            VIR_NETDEV_KEYNAME_ADMIN_MAC,