diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_container.c b/src/lxc/lxc_container.c
index fe1e190fa9..35a882171b 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_container.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_container.c
@@ -1467,12 +1467,13 @@ static int lxcContainerMountAllFS(virDomainDef *vmDef,
         if (STREQ(vmDef->fss[i]->dst, "/"))
             continue;
 
-        VIR_DEBUG("Mounting '%s' -> '%s'", vmDef->fss[i]->src->path, vmDef->fss[i]->dst);
+        VIR_DEBUG("Mounting '%s' -> '%s'", NULLSTR(vmDef->fss[i]->src->path),
+                  vmDef->fss[i]->dst);
 
         if (lxcContainerResolveSymlinks(vmDef->fss[i], false) < 0)
             return -1;
 
-        if (!(vmDef->fss[i]->src && vmDef->fss[i]->src->path &&
+        if (!(vmDef->fss[i]->src->path &&
               STRPREFIX(vmDef->fss[i]->src->path, vmDef->fss[i]->dst)) &&
             lxcContainerUnmountSubtree(vmDef->fss[i]->dst, false) < 0)
             return -1;