diff --git a/src/basic/virt.c b/src/basic/virt.c
index ff006e96c6..d088b7a804 100644
--- a/src/basic/virt.c
+++ b/src/basic/virt.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ int detect_container(void) {
                         goto finish;
                 }
 
-        r = VIRTUALIZATION_NONE;
+        r = VIRTUALIZATION_CONTAINER_OTHER;
 
 finish:
         cached_found = r;