diff --git a/src/hypervisor/domain_cgroup.c b/src/hypervisor/domain_cgroup.c
index 5af88155bc..8072465615 100644
--- a/src/hypervisor/domain_cgroup.c
+++ b/src/hypervisor/domain_cgroup.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ virDomainCgroupConnectCgroup(const char *prefix,
                              bool privileged,
                              char *machineName)
 {
-    if (privileged)
+    if (!privileged)
         return 0;
 
     if (!virCgroupAvailable())