static void backend_changed(struct xenbus_device *dev,
                enum xenbus_state backend_state)
 {
-       int val;
-
        switch (backend_state) {
        case XenbusStateInitialised:
        case XenbusStateConnected:
                if (dev->state == XenbusStateConnected)
                        break;
 
-               if (xenbus_scanf(XBT_NIL, dev->otherend,
-                               "feature-protocol-v2", "%d", &val) < 0)
-                       val = 0;
-               if (!val) {
+               if (!xenbus_read_unsigned(dev->otherend, "feature-protocol-v2",
+                                         0)) {
                        xenbus_dev_fatal(dev, -EINVAL,
                                        "vTPM protocol 2 required");
                        return;