diff --git a/src/libvirt-domain.c b/src/libvirt-domain.c
index 6355f497ce..50767a75ed 100644
--- a/src/libvirt-domain.c
+++ b/src/libvirt-domain.c
@@ -11367,6 +11367,7 @@ virConnectGetDomainCapabilities(virConnectPtr conn,
     virResetLastError();
 
     virCheckConnectReturn(conn, NULL);
+    virCheckReadOnlyGoto(conn->flags, error);
 
     if (conn->driver->connectGetDomainCapabilities) {
         char *ret;