diff --git a/src/nodeinfo.c b/src/nodeinfo.c
index 4e344bb8c8..b02c29489b 100644
--- a/src/nodeinfo.c
+++ b/src/nodeinfo.c
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ virNodeGetSiblingsListLinux(const char *dir, int cpu_id)
     VIR_FREE(path);
     return ret;
 }
+#else
+# define SYSFS_SYSTEM_PATH "fake"
 #endif