diff --git a/tools/helpers/init-dom0less.c b/tools/helpers/init-dom0less.c
index 17579fe2e8..91edf17b6c 100644
--- a/tools/helpers/init-dom0less.c
+++ b/tools/helpers/init-dom0less.c
@@ -286,12 +286,12 @@ static int init_domain(struct xs_handle *xsh,
                 xenstore_pfn);
         if (rc < 0)
             return rc;
-    }
 
-    rc = xc_dom_gnttab_seed(xch, info->domid, true,
-                            (xen_pfn_t)-1, xenstore_pfn, 0, 0);
-    if (rc)
-        err(1, "xc_dom_gnttab_seed");
+        rc = xc_dom_gnttab_seed(xch, info->domid, true,
+                                (xen_pfn_t)-1, xenstore_pfn, 0, 0);
+        if (rc)
+               err(1, "xc_dom_gnttab_seed");
+    }
 
     libxl_uuid_generate(&uuid);
     xc_domain_sethandle(xch, info->domid, libxl_uuid_bytearray(&uuid));