diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
index 292610d089..fe0114bf26 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(qemuBlockjobState,
               "ready",
               "new",
               "running",
-              "concluded");
+              "concluded",
+              "aborting",
+              "pivoting");
 
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(qemuBlockjob,
               QEMU_BLOCKJOB_TYPE_LAST,
@@ -599,6 +601,8 @@ qemuBlockJobEventProcessConcludedTransition(qemuBlockJobDataPtr job,
     case QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_NEW:
     case QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_RUNNING:
     case QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_CONCLUDED:
+    case QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_ABORTING:
+    case QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_PIVOTING:
     case QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_LAST:
     default:
         break;
@@ -724,6 +728,9 @@ qemuBlockJobEventProcess(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     case QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_NEW:
     case QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_RUNNING:
     case QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_LAST:
+    /* these are never processed as 'newstate' */
+    case QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_ABORTING:
+    case QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_PIVOTING:
     default:
         job->newstate = -1;
     }
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.h b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.h
index b0d17963fd..47bdc54b2b 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ typedef enum {
     QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_RUNNING,
     QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_CONCLUDED, /* job has finished, but it's unknown
                                       whether it has failed or not */
+    QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_ABORTING,
+    QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_PIVOTING,
     QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_LAST
 } qemuBlockjobState;
 verify((int)QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_NEW == VIR_DOMAIN_BLOCK_JOB_LAST);