diff --git a/src/util/virnodesuspend.c b/src/util/virnodesuspend.c
index 0af0908e4a..3fc5b93ac7 100644
--- a/src/util/virnodesuspend.c
+++ b/src/util/virnodesuspend.c
@@ -330,11 +330,10 @@ virNodeSuspendSupportsTarget(unsigned int target, bool *supported)
     if (ret == -2)
         ret = virNodeSuspendSupportsTargetPMUtils(target, supported);
 
-    /* If still unavailable, then report error */
+    /* If still unavailable, then report unsupported */
     if (ret == -2) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
-                       _("Cannot probe for supported suspend types"));
-        ret = -1;
+        *supported = false;
+        ret = 0;
     }
 
     return ret;