diff --git a/tools/xenstored/domain.c b/tools/xenstored/domain.c
index 694d68670a..5ce539d640 100644
--- a/tools/xenstored/domain.c
+++ b/tools/xenstored/domain.c
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ static struct domain *introduce_domain(const void *ctx,
 		if (!interface && !restore)
 			return NULL;
 
-		if (interface->evtchn_port)
+		if (!restore && interface->evtchn_port)
 			port = interface->evtchn_port;
 
 		if (new_domain(domain, port, restore)) {