diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
index 39e0e800ab..891de98947 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
@@ -3462,7 +3462,8 @@ qemuMigrationPrepareAny(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
         goto stopjob;
     }
 
-    if (qemuProcessInit(driver, vm, true, false) < 0)
+    if (qemuProcessInit(driver, vm, QEMU_ASYNC_JOB_MIGRATION_IN,
+                        true, false) < 0)
         goto stopjob;
     stopProcess = true;
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index eaf9fea7da..bc53c44524 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -4325,6 +4325,7 @@ qemuProcessStartValidate(virDomainDefPtr def,
 int
 qemuProcessInit(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                 virDomainObjPtr vm,
+                qemuDomainAsyncJob asyncJob ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                 bool migration,
                 bool snap)
 {
@@ -5318,7 +5319,7 @@ qemuProcessStart(virConnectPtr conn,
                       VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_PAUSED |
                       VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_AUTODESTROY, cleanup);
 
-    if (qemuProcessInit(driver, vm, !!migrateFrom, !!snapshot) < 0)
+    if (qemuProcessInit(driver, vm, asyncJob, !!migrateFrom, !!snapshot) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (migrateFrom) {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.h b/src/qemu/qemu_process.h
index a1c33f4eb0..b16919d339 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ int qemuProcessStartValidate(virDomainDefPtr def,
 
 int qemuProcessInit(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                     virDomainObjPtr vm,
+                    qemuDomainAsyncJob asyncJob,
                     bool migration,
                     bool snap);