diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index 9639e40ea4..01e5580893 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ void qemuDomainObjCheckDiskTaint(struct qemud_driver *driver,
         driver->allowDiskFormatProbing)
         qemuDomainObjTaint(driver, obj, VIR_DOMAIN_TAINT_DISK_PROBING, logFD);
 
-    if (disk->rawio)
+    if (disk->rawio == 1)
         qemuDomainObjTaint(driver, obj, VIR_DOMAIN_TAINT_HIGH_PRIVILEGES, logFD);
 }