diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_virtiofs.c b/src/qemu/qemu_virtiofs.c
index d539d0a192..15dea3bb57 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_virtiofs.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_virtiofs.c
@@ -353,6 +353,9 @@ qemuVirtioFSSetupCgroup(virDomainObj *vm,
     pid_t pid = -1;
     int rc;
 
+    if (!cgroup)
+        return 0;
+
     if (!(pidfile = qemuVirtioFSCreatePidFilename(vm, fs->info.alias)))
         return -1;