diff --git a/src/xm_internal.c b/src/xm_internal.c
index 9d021ebb41..2ca45060a6 100644
--- a/src/xm_internal.c
+++ b/src/xm_internal.c
@@ -2640,9 +2640,7 @@ virDomainPtr xenXMDomainDefineXML(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml) {
         goto error;
     }
 
-    if ((ret = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid)))
-        ret->id = -1;
-
+    ret = virGetDomain(conn, def->name, def->uuid);
     xenUnifiedUnlock(priv);
     return (ret);