diff --git a/libvirt/src/security/security_apparmor.c b/libvirt/src/security/security_apparmor.c
index 3025284..02b7e46 100644
--- a/libvirt/src/security/security_apparmor.c
+++ b/libvirt/src/security/security_apparmor.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ profile_status(const char *str, const int check_enforcing)
         }
     }
 
-    if (virFileReadAll(APPARMOR_PROFILES_PATH, MAX_FILE_LEN, &content) < 0) {
+    if (virFileReadAll(APPARMOR_PROFILES_PATH, MAX_FILE_LEN, &content) <= 0) {
         virReportSystemError(errno,
                              _("Failed to read AppArmor profiles list "
                              "\'%s\'"), APPARMOR_PROFILES_PATH);
diff --git a/libvirt/src/security/virt-aa-helper.c b/libvirt/src/security/virt-aa-helper.c
index 9afc8db..ae9a09a 100644
--- a/libvirt/src/security/virt-aa-helper.c
+++ b/libvirt/src/security/virt-aa-helper.c
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ update_include_file(const char *include_file, const char *included_files,
     }
 
     if (safewrite(fd, pcontent, plen) < 0) { /* don't write the '\0' */
+        /* try to ensure the content reached the disk to avoid problems on power loss */
+        fsync(fd);
         VIR_FORCE_CLOSE(fd);
         vah_error(NULL, 0, _("failed to write to profile"));
         goto cleanup;