diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
index 6c23fc9be7..21fb719891 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
@@ -2709,9 +2709,12 @@ class XendDomainInfo:
                                     nodeload[i] += 1
                                     break
                 for i in range(0, nr_nodes):
-                    nodeload[i] = int(nodeload[i] * 16 / len(info['node_to_cpu'][i]))
-                    if len(info['node_to_cpu'][i]) == 0 or i not in node_list:
+                    if len(info['node_to_cpu'][i]) == 0:
                         nodeload[i] += 8
+                    else:
+                        nodeload[i] = int(nodeload[i] * 16 / len(info['node_to_cpu'][i]))
+                        if i not in node_list:
+                            nodeload[i] += 8
                 return map(lambda x: x[0], sorted(enumerate(nodeload), key=lambda x:x[1]))
 
             info = xc.physinfo()