diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index f0ff215fcc68af7951e221e5ee88e3dd0db26276..89432d03c6ffc56604ae4b9a9a1956036c149e85 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ libxlDomainLookupByID(virConnectPtr conn, int id)
     virDomainObjPtr vm;
     virDomainPtr dom = NULL;
 
-    vm = virDomainObjListFindByID(driver->domains, id);
+    vm = virDomainObjListFindByIDRef(driver->domains, id);
     if (!vm) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_NO_DOMAIN, NULL);
         goto cleanup;
@@ -1102,8 +1102,7 @@ libxlDomainLookupByID(virConnectPtr conn, int id)
     dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
-    if (vm)
-        virObjectUnlock(vm);
+    virDomainObjEndAPI(&vm);
     return dom;
 }
 
@@ -1114,7 +1113,7 @@ libxlDomainLookupByUUID(virConnectPtr conn, const unsigned char *uuid)
     virDomainObjPtr vm;
     virDomainPtr dom = NULL;
 
-    vm = virDomainObjListFindByUUID(driver->domains, uuid);
+    vm = virDomainObjListFindByUUIDRef(driver->domains, uuid);
     if (!vm) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_NO_DOMAIN, NULL);
         goto cleanup;
@@ -1126,8 +1125,7 @@ libxlDomainLookupByUUID(virConnectPtr conn, const unsigned char *uuid)
     dom = virGetDomain(conn, vm->def->name, vm->def->uuid, vm->def->id);
 
  cleanup:
-    if (vm)
-        virObjectUnlock(vm);
+    virDomainObjEndAPI(&vm);
     return dom;
 }