diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
index 575292ada2..da4f20929b 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
@@ -821,8 +821,8 @@ qemuBlockJobSyncEnd(virDomainObjPtr vm,
         diskdst = job->disk->dst;
 
     VIR_DEBUG("disk=%s", NULLSTR(diskdst));
-    qemuBlockJobUpdate(vm, job, asyncJob);
     job->synchronous = false;
+    qemuBlockJobUpdate(vm, job, asyncJob);
 }