1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 5366c36525..c313d5ac14 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -2274,8 +2274,9 @@ static void do_loadvm(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 
     vm_stop(0);
 
-    if (load_vmstate(name) >= 0 && saved_vm_running)
+    if (load_vmstate(name) == 0 && saved_vm_running) {
         vm_start();
+    }
 }
 
 int monitor_get_fd(Monitor *mon, const char *fdname)