diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c b/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c
index e1a28272ee..0da6c02386 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c
@@ -436,27 +436,37 @@ qemuSetupBlkioCgroup(virDomainObjPtr vm)
             virBlkioDevicePtr dev = &vm->def->blkio.devices[i];
             if (dev->weight &&
                 (virCgroupSetBlkioDeviceWeight(priv->cgroup, dev->path,
-                                               dev->weight) < 0))
+                                               dev->weight) < 0 ||
+                 virCgroupGetBlkioDeviceWeight(priv->cgroup, dev->path,
+                                               &dev->weight) < 0))
                 return -1;
 
             if (dev->riops &&
                 (virCgroupSetBlkioDeviceReadIops(priv->cgroup, dev->path,
-                                                 dev->riops) < 0))
+                                                 dev->riops) < 0 ||
+                 virCgroupGetBlkioDeviceReadIops(priv->cgroup, dev->path,
+                                                 &dev->riops) < 0))
                 return -1;
 
             if (dev->wiops &&
                 (virCgroupSetBlkioDeviceWriteIops(priv->cgroup, dev->path,
-                                                  dev->wiops) < 0))
+                                                  dev->wiops) < 0 ||
+                 virCgroupGetBlkioDeviceWriteIops(priv->cgroup, dev->path,
+                                                  &dev->wiops) < 0))
                 return -1;
 
             if (dev->rbps &&
                 (virCgroupSetBlkioDeviceReadBps(priv->cgroup, dev->path,
-                                                dev->rbps) < 0))
+                                                dev->rbps) < 0 ||
+                 virCgroupGetBlkioDeviceReadBps(priv->cgroup, dev->path,
+                                                &dev->rbps) < 0))
                 return -1;
 
             if (dev->wbps &&
                 (virCgroupSetBlkioDeviceWriteBps(priv->cgroup, dev->path,
-                                                 dev->wbps) < 0))
+                                                 dev->wbps) < 0 ||
+                 virCgroupGetBlkioDeviceWriteBps(priv->cgroup, dev->path,
+                                                 &dev->wbps) < 0))
                 return -1;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 99a3817ff5..b6ac075fe3 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -9206,7 +9206,10 @@ qemuDomainSetBlkioParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
                     for (j = 0; j < ndevices; j++) {
                         if (virCgroupSetBlkioDeviceWeight(priv->cgroup,
                                                           devices[j].path,
-                                                          devices[j].weight) < 0) {
+                                                          devices[j].weight) < 0 ||
+                            virCgroupGetBlkioDeviceWeight(priv->cgroup,
+                                                          devices[j].path,
+                                                          &devices[j].weight) < 0) {
                             ret = -1;
                             break;
                         }
@@ -9215,7 +9218,10 @@ qemuDomainSetBlkioParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
                     for (j = 0; j < ndevices; j++) {
                         if (virCgroupSetBlkioDeviceReadIops(priv->cgroup,
                                                             devices[j].path,
-                                                            devices[j].riops) < 0) {
+                                                            devices[j].riops) < 0 ||
+                            virCgroupGetBlkioDeviceReadIops(priv->cgroup,
+                                                            devices[j].path,
+                                                            &devices[j].riops) < 0) {
                             ret = -1;
                             break;
                         }
@@ -9224,7 +9230,10 @@ qemuDomainSetBlkioParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
                     for (j = 0; j < ndevices; j++) {
                         if (virCgroupSetBlkioDeviceWriteIops(priv->cgroup,
                                                              devices[j].path,
-                                                             devices[j].wiops) < 0) {
+                                                             devices[j].wiops) < 0 ||
+                            virCgroupGetBlkioDeviceWriteIops(priv->cgroup,
+                                                             devices[j].path,
+                                                             &devices[j].wiops) < 0) {
                             ret = -1;
                             break;
                         }
@@ -9233,7 +9242,10 @@ qemuDomainSetBlkioParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
                     for (j = 0; j < ndevices; j++) {
                         if (virCgroupSetBlkioDeviceReadBps(priv->cgroup,
                                                            devices[j].path,
-                                                           devices[j].rbps) < 0) {
+                                                           devices[j].rbps) < 0 ||
+                            virCgroupGetBlkioDeviceReadBps(priv->cgroup,
+                                                           devices[j].path,
+                                                           &devices[j].rbps) < 0) {
                             ret = -1;
                             break;
                         }
@@ -9242,7 +9254,10 @@ qemuDomainSetBlkioParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
                     for (j = 0; j < ndevices; j++) {
                         if (virCgroupSetBlkioDeviceWriteBps(priv->cgroup,
                                                             devices[j].path,
-                                                            devices[j].wbps) < 0) {
+                                                            devices[j].wbps) < 0 ||
+                            virCgroupGetBlkioDeviceWriteBps(priv->cgroup,
+                                                            devices[j].path,
+                                                            &devices[j].wbps) < 0) {
                             ret = -1;
                             break;
                         }