diff --git a/tools/virsh.c b/tools/virsh.c
index 4262d60ec7..90ff5874f1 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.c
+++ b/tools/virsh.c
@@ -1568,6 +1568,7 @@ hit:
     /* attribute not found */
     vshPrint(ctl, "%s default", iface);
 
+    ret = true;
 cleanup:
     xmlXPathFreeObject(obj);
     xmlXPathFreeContext(ctxt);