diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c b/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c
index d79b8e1dd6..6c20429998 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c
@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ virLXCControllerSetupHostdevCaps(virDomainDef *vmDef,
     default:
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
                        _("Unsupported host device mode %1$s"),
-                       virDomainHostdevCapsTypeToString(def->source.subsys.type));
+                       virDomainHostdevCapsTypeToString(def->source.caps.type));
         return -1;
     }
 }