diff --git a/src/lxc/utmp.h b/src/lxc/utmp.h
index 1bd7c23db..ad4a8ab38 100644
--- a/src/lxc/utmp.h
+++ b/src/lxc/utmp.h
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ int lxc_utmp_mainloop_add(struct lxc_epoll_descr *descr,
 #else
 static inline int lxc_utmp_mainloop_add(struct lxc_epoll_descr *descr,
 			  struct lxc_handler *handler) {
-		return -1;
+		return 0;
 }
 #endif