diff --git a/src/security/security_dac.c b/src/security/security_dac.c
index 1268f13..8e72aff 100644
--- a/src/security/security_dac.c
+++ b/src/security/security_dac.c
@@ -153,12 +153,8 @@ int virSecurityDACParseIds(virDomainDefPtr def, uid_t *uidPtr, gid_t *gidPtr)
         return 1;
     }

-    if (seclabel->label && parseIds(seclabel->label, &uid, &gid)) {
-       virReportError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG,
-                       _("failed to parse DAC seclabel '%s' for domain '%s'"),
-                       seclabel->label, def->name);
+    if (parseIds(seclabel->label, &uid, &gid) < 0)
         return -1;
-    }

     if (uidPtr)
         *uidPtr = uid;
@@ -218,13 +214,8 @@ int virSecurityDACParseImageIds(virDomainDefPtr def,
         return 1;
     }

-    if (seclabel->imagelabel
-        && parseIds(seclabel->imagelabel, &uid, &gid)) {
-       virReportError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG,
-                       _("failed to parse DAC imagelabel '%s' for domain '%s'"),
-                       seclabel->imagelabel, def->name);
+    if (parseIds(seclabel->imagelabel, &uid, &gid) < 0)
         return -1;
-    }

     if (uidPtr)
         *uidPtr = uid;