diff --git a/tools/libxen/include/xen_internal.h b/tools/libxen/include/xen_internal.h
index 043c4053f8..324fb88428 100644
--- a/tools/libxen/include/xen_internal.h
+++ b/tools/libxen/include/xen_internal.h
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ xen_enum_lookup_(xen_session *session, const char *str,
     xen_enum_lookup_(session__, str__, lookup_table__,  \
                      sizeof(lookup_table__) /           \
                      sizeof(lookup_table__[0]))         \
-                                                        \
 
 #define XEN_ALLOC(type__)                       \
 type__ *                                        \
diff --git a/tools/libxen/src/xen_vm.c b/tools/libxen/src/xen_vm.c
index 1914b86959..9d96a0c233 100644
--- a/tools/libxen/src/xen_vm.c
+++ b/tools/libxen/src/xen_vm.c
@@ -324,9 +324,7 @@ xen_vm_get_power_state(xen_session *session, enum xen_vm_power_state *result, xe
         };
 
     abstract_type result_type = xen_vm_power_state_abstract_type_;
-    char *result_str = NULL;
     XEN_CALL_("VM.get_power_state");
-    *result = xen_vm_power_state_from_string(session, result_str);
     return session->ok;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendAPI.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendAPI.py
index 62b36a738b..c43ae75976 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendAPI.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendAPI.py
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ class XendAPI:
     # attributes (ro)
     def VM_get_power_state(self, session, vm_ref):
         dom = XendDomain.instance().get_vm_by_uuid(vm_ref)
-        return xen_api_success(dom.state)
+        return xen_api_success(dom.get_power_state())
     
     def VM_get_resident_on(self, session, vm_ref):
         return xen_api_success(XendNode.instance().uuid)