diff --git a/qga/main.c b/qga/main.c
index dcd6104bb0..1b381d0bf3 100644
--- a/qga/main.c
+++ b/qga/main.c
@@ -1074,7 +1074,12 @@ static void config_dump(GAConfig *config)
     g_free(tmp);
 
     tmp = g_key_file_to_data(keyfile, NULL, &error);
-    printf("%s", tmp);
+    if (error) {
+        g_critical("Failed to dump keyfile: %s", error->message);
+        g_clear_error(&error);
+    } else {
+        printf("%s", tmp);
+    }
 
     g_free(tmp);
     g_key_file_free(keyfile);