diff --git a/hw/i386/intel_iommu.c b/hw/i386/intel_iommu.c
index 6258c58ac9b4..204b6841ec0d 100644
--- a/hw/i386/intel_iommu.c
+++ b/hw/i386/intel_iommu.c
@@ -987,24 +987,26 @@ static bool vtd_slpte_nonzero_rsvd(uint64_t slpte, uint32_t level)
 static VTDBus *vtd_find_as_from_bus_num(IntelIOMMUState *s, uint8_t bus_num)
 {
     VTDBus *vtd_bus = s->vtd_as_by_bus_num[bus_num];
-    if (!vtd_bus) {
-        /*
-         * Iterate over the registered buses to find the one which
-         * currently hold this bus number, and update the bus_num
-         * lookup table:
-         */
-        GHashTableIter iter;
+    GHashTableIter iter;
 
-        g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, s->vtd_as_by_busptr);
-        while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, NULL, (void **)&vtd_bus)) {
-            if (pci_bus_num(vtd_bus->bus) == bus_num) {
-                s->vtd_as_by_bus_num[bus_num] = vtd_bus;
-                return vtd_bus;
-            }
+    if (vtd_bus) {
+        return vtd_bus;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Iterate over the registered buses to find the one which
+     * currently holds this bus number and update the bus_num
+     * lookup table.
+     */
+    g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, s->vtd_as_by_busptr);
+    while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, NULL, (void **)&vtd_bus)) {
+        if (pci_bus_num(vtd_bus->bus) == bus_num) {
+            s->vtd_as_by_bus_num[bus_num] = vtd_bus;
+            return vtd_bus;
         }
-        vtd_bus = NULL;
     }
-    return vtd_bus;
+
+    return NULL;
 }
 
 /* Given the @iova, get relevant @slptep. @slpte_level will be the last level