diff --git a/src/util/virdnsmasq.c b/src/util/virdnsmasq.c
index 579c67d86a..841689b782 100644
--- a/src/util/virdnsmasq.c
+++ b/src/util/virdnsmasq.c
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ dnsmasqCapsNewFromBinary(void)
 const char *
 dnsmasqCapsGetBinaryPath(dnsmasqCaps *caps)
 {
-    return caps ? caps->binaryPath : DNSMASQ;
+    return caps->binaryPath;
 }
 
 /** dnsmasqDhcpHostsToString: