diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
index e5051027fc..0b119cbe78 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
@@ -1858,7 +1858,7 @@ qemuSetUnprivSGIO(virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev)
 
 int qemuDriverAllocateID(virQEMUDriverPtr driver)
 {
-    return virAtomicIntInc(&driver->lastvmid);
+    return g_atomic_int_add(&driver->lastvmid, 1) + 1;
 }