diff --git a/src/libvirt.c b/src/libvirt.c
index 31a1e1ab4f..5ddf27a189 100644
--- a/src/libvirt.c
+++ b/src/libvirt.c
@@ -3217,7 +3217,7 @@ virDomainMigrate (virDomainPtr domain,
             char *dstURI = NULL;
             if (uri == NULL) {
                 dstURI = virConnectGetURI(dconn);
-                if (!uri)
+                if (!dstURI)
                     return NULL;
             }