diff --git a/src/util/virstoragefile.c b/src/util/virstoragefile.c
index e04cc413a4..acf26721e7 100644
--- a/src/util/virstoragefile.c
+++ b/src/util/virstoragefile.c
@@ -2331,7 +2331,7 @@ virStorageSourceCopy(const virStorageSource *src,
         !(def->pr = virStoragePRDefCopy(src->pr)))
         return NULL;
 
-    if (virStorageSourceInitiatorCopy(&def->initiator, &src->initiator))
+    if (virStorageSourceInitiatorCopy(&def->initiator, &src->initiator) < 0)
         return NULL;
 
     if (backingChain && src->backingStore) {