diff --git a/src/locking/lock_daemon_dispatch.c b/src/locking/lock_daemon_dispatch.c
index e8b9832453..13e688f2e2 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_daemon_dispatch.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_daemon_dispatch.c
@@ -405,9 +405,8 @@ virLockSpaceProtocolDispatchCreateLockSpace(virNetServer *server G_GNUC_UNUSED,
     }
 
     if (virLockDaemonFindLockSpace(lockDaemon, args->path) != NULL) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
-                       _("Lockspace for path %s already exists"),
-                       args->path);
+        VIR_DEBUG("Lockspace for path %s already exists", args->path);
+        rv = 0;
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.c b/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.c
index 3a7386af30..87afdbfb78 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_driver_lockd.c
@@ -281,15 +281,8 @@ static int virLockManagerLockDaemonSetupLockspace(const char *path)
                                 VIR_LOCK_SPACE_PROTOCOL_PROC_CREATE_LOCKSPACE,
                                 0, NULL, NULL, NULL,
                                 (xdrproc_t)xdr_virLockSpaceProtocolCreateLockSpaceArgs, (char*)&args,
-                                (xdrproc_t)xdr_void, NULL) < 0) {
-        if (virGetLastErrorCode() == VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID) {
-            /* The lockspace already exists */
-            virResetLastError();
-            rv = 0;
-        } else {
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
-    }
+                                (xdrproc_t)xdr_void, NULL) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
 
     rv = 0;