diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5567615231..9e9875f6a8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Tue Jan 13 13:21:13 +0100 2009 Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
+
+	qemud.c: fix error in yesterday's change: s/X_OK/R_OK/
+	* qemud/qemud.c (main): Fix error s/X_OK/R_OK/ reported by
+	Daniel Berrange.
+
 Tue Jan 13 11:44:32 +0100 2009 Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
 
 	* HACKING: Clarify "bool" vs. XDR/wire-format.
diff --git a/qemud/qemud.c b/qemud/qemud.c
index 336f0a98f6..6a2db78c89 100644
--- a/qemud/qemud.c
+++ b/qemud/qemud.c
@@ -2371,7 +2371,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         static const char *default_config_file
             = SYSCONF_DIR "/libvirt/libvirtd.conf";
         remote_config_file =
-            (access(default_config_file, X_OK) == 0
+            (access(default_config_file, R_OK) == 0
              ? default_config_file
              : "/dev/null");
     }