diff --git a/src/network/bridge_driver.c b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
index e360645969..98aa530715 100644
--- a/src/network/bridge_driver.c
+++ b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ networkStateInitialize(bool privileged,
     } else {
         configdir = virGetUserConfigDirectory();
         rundir = virGetUserRuntimeDirectory();
-        if (!(configdir && rundir))
+        if (!rundir)
             goto error;
 
         network_driver->networkConfigDir = g_strdup_printf("%s/qemu/networks", configdir);