diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 180dd88370..99a3817ff5 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -19943,7 +19943,7 @@ static int qemuDomainRename(virDomainPtr dom,
     if (STREQ(vm->def->name, new_name)) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID, "%s",
                        _("Can't rename domain to itself"));
-        goto cleanup;
+        goto endjob;
     }
 
     if (VIR_STRDUP(new_dom_name, new_name) < 0)