diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_container.c b/src/lxc/lxc_container.c
index 380d136d28..0e6cdfd1e7 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_container.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_container.c
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ lxcContainerGetNetDef(virDomainDefPtr vmDef, const char *devName)
 
     for (i = 0; i < vmDef->nnets; i++) {
         netDef = vmDef->nets[i];
-        if (STREQ(netDef->ifname_guest_actual, devName))
+        if (STREQ_NULLABLE(netDef->ifname_guest_actual, devName))
             return netDef;
     }