diff --git a/include/libvirt/virterror.h b/include/libvirt/virterror.h
index 0539e48991..c6d1a761fb 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/virterror.h
+++ b/include/libvirt/virterror.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ typedef enum {
     VIR_FROM_THREAD = 61,       /* Error from thread utils */
     VIR_FROM_ADMIN = 62,        /* Error from admin backend */
     VIR_FROM_LOGGING = 63,      /* Error from log manager */
+    VIR_FROM_XENXL = 64,        /* Error from Xen xl config code */
 
 # ifdef VIR_ENUM_SENTINELS
     VIR_ERR_DOMAIN_LAST
diff --git a/src/util/virerror.c b/src/util/virerror.c
index 098211ac1f..3a3ddeff09 100644
--- a/src/util/virerror.c
+++ b/src/util/virerror.c
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virErrorDomain, VIR_ERR_DOMAIN_LAST,
               "Thread jobs",
               "Admin Interface",
               "Log Manager",
+              "Xen XL Config",
     )
 
 
diff --git a/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.c b/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.c
index 91cdff6839..026cbcc100 100644
--- a/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.c
+++ b/src/xenconfig/xen_xl.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "virstoragefile.h"
 #include "xen_xl.h"
 
-#define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
+#define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_XENXL
 
 /*
  * Xen provides a libxl utility library, with several useful functions,