diff --git a/library/setup b/library/setup
index 24a0985a1be..480964e9c61 100755
--- a/library/setup
+++ b/library/setup
@@ -711,11 +711,12 @@ class LinuxVirtual(Virtual):
     def get_virtual_facts(self):
         if os.path.exists("/proc/xen"):
             self.facts['virtualization_type'] = 'xen'
+            self.facts['virtualization_role'] = 'guest'
             if os.path.exists('/proc/xen/capabilities'):
-                self.facts['virtualization_role'] = 'host'
-            else:
-                self.facts['virtualization_role'] = 'guest'
-
+                for line in open('/proc/xen/capabilities'):
+                    if "control_d" in line:
+                        self.facts['virtualization_role'] = 'host'
+                    
         elif os.path.exists('/proc/vz'):
             self.facts['virtualization_type'] = 'openvz'
             if os.path.exists('/proc/vz/version'):