diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_linux_sysfs.c b/src/node_device/node_device_linux_sysfs.c
index fd91430620..5655a1bb80 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_linux_sysfs.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_linux_sysfs.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ detect_scsi_host_caps_linux(union _virNodeDevCapData *d)
         d->scsi_host.flags |= VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_FLAG_HBA_VPORT_OPS;
 
         if (virReadFCHost(NULL,
-                          d->scsi_host.max_vports,
+                          d->scsi_host.host,
                           "max_npiv_vports",
                           &max_vports) < 0) {
             VIR_ERROR(_("Failed to read max_npiv_vports for host%d"),
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ detect_scsi_host_caps_linux(union _virNodeDevCapData *d)
         }
 
          if (virReadFCHost(NULL,
-                          d->scsi_host.max_vports,
+                          d->scsi_host.host,
                           "npiv_vports_inuse",
                           &vports) < 0) {
             VIR_ERROR(_("Failed to read npiv_vports_inuse for host%d"),