diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
index 8173c39cdb..f2a303d8a7 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@ struct _qemuDomainObjPrivate {
      */
     virTristateBool allowReboot;
 
-    int jobs_queued;
-
     unsigned long migMaxBandwidth;
     char *origname;
     int nbdPort; /* Port used for migration with NBD */
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domainjob.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domainjob.c
index 439a9d10c2..c8fe8ad555 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domainjob.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domainjob.c
@@ -841,13 +841,13 @@ qemuDomainObjBeginJobInternal(virQEMUDriver *driver,
     if (virTimeMillisNow(&now) < 0)
         return -1;
 
-    priv->jobs_queued++;
+    priv->job.jobsQueued++;
     then = now + QEMU_JOB_WAIT_TIME;
 
  retry:
     if ((!async && job != QEMU_JOB_DESTROY) &&
         cfg->maxQueuedJobs &&
-        priv->jobs_queued > cfg->maxQueuedJobs) {
+        priv->job.jobsQueued > cfg->maxQueuedJobs) {
         goto error;
     }
 
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ qemuDomainObjBeginJobInternal(virQEMUDriver *driver,
         }
         ret = -2;
     } else if (cfg->maxQueuedJobs &&
-               priv->jobs_queued > cfg->maxQueuedJobs) {
+               priv->job.jobsQueued > cfg->maxQueuedJobs) {
         if (blocker && agentBlocker) {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_FAILED,
                            _("cannot acquire state change "
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ qemuDomainObjBeginJobInternal(virQEMUDriver *driver,
     }
 
  cleanup:
-    priv->jobs_queued--;
+    priv->job.jobsQueued--;
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ qemuDomainObjEndJob(virQEMUDriver *driver, virDomainObj *obj)
     qemuDomainObjPrivate *priv = obj->privateData;
     qemuDomainJob job = priv->job.active;
 
-    priv->jobs_queued--;
+    priv->job.jobsQueued--;
 
     VIR_DEBUG("Stopping job: %s (async=%s vm=%p name=%s)",
               qemuDomainJobTypeToString(job),
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ qemuDomainObjEndAgentJob(virDomainObj *obj)
     qemuDomainObjPrivate *priv = obj->privateData;
     qemuDomainAgentJob agentJob = priv->job.agentActive;
 
-    priv->jobs_queued--;
+    priv->job.jobsQueued--;
 
     VIR_DEBUG("Stopping agent job: %s (async=%s vm=%p name=%s)",
               qemuDomainAgentJobTypeToString(agentJob),
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ qemuDomainObjEndAsyncJob(virQEMUDriver *driver, virDomainObj *obj)
 {
     qemuDomainObjPrivate *priv = obj->privateData;
 
-    priv->jobs_queued--;
+    priv->job.jobsQueued--;
 
     VIR_DEBUG("Stopping async job: %s (vm=%p name=%s)",
               qemuDomainAsyncJobTypeToString(priv->job.asyncJob),
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domainjob.h b/src/qemu/qemu_domainjob.h
index eaa5cda3eb..f904bd49c2 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domainjob.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domainjob.h
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ struct _qemuDomainObjPrivateJobCallbacks {
 struct _qemuDomainJobObj {
     virCond cond;                       /* Use to coordinate jobs */
 
+    int jobsQueued;
+
     /* The following members are for QEMU_JOB_* */
     qemuDomainJob active;               /* Currently running job */
     unsigned long long owner;           /* Thread id which set current job */
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index 34302b404a..e1b5e68237 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -3733,7 +3733,7 @@ qemuProcessRecoverJob(virQEMUDriver *driver,
         ignore_value(virTimeMillisNow(&now));
 
         /* Restore the config of the async job which is not persisted */
-        priv->jobs_queued++;
+        priv->job.jobsQueued++;
         priv->job.asyncJob = QEMU_ASYNC_JOB_BACKUP;
         priv->job.asyncOwnerAPI = g_strdup(virThreadJobGet());
         priv->job.asyncStarted = now;