diff --git a/src/vmware/vmware_driver.c b/src/vmware/vmware_driver.c
index 3763f40c98..9c81df819d 100644
--- a/src/vmware/vmware_driver.c
+++ b/src/vmware/vmware_driver.c
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ static void vmwareDomainObjListUpdateDomain(void *payload, const void *name ATTR
     struct vmware_driver *driver = data;
     virDomainObjPtr vm = payload;
     virDomainObjLock(vm);
-    vmwareUpdateVMStatus(driver, vm);
+    ignore_value(vmwareUpdateVMStatus(driver, vm));
     virDomainObjUnlock(vm);
 }