diff --git a/src/esx/esx_driver.c b/src/esx/esx_driver.c
index 21705ef6e3..1c68776c18 100644
--- a/src/esx/esx_driver.c
+++ b/src/esx/esx_driver.c
@@ -4929,9 +4929,10 @@ esxConnectListAllDomains(virConnectPtr conn,
         doms[count++] = dom;
     }
 
-    if (doms)
+    if (doms) {
         *domains = doms;
-    doms = NULL;
+        doms = NULL;
+    }
     ret = count;
 
  cleanup: