diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 100f06ccb78fbe1ff4740437b96a040e38ceb935..64ed7ca1e3c2d33a084c76bb4804a1e2b2069a9d 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * qemu_driver.c: core driver methods for managing qemu guests
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2006-2012 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Red Hat, Inc.
  * Copyright (C) 2006 Daniel P. Berrange
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -1943,6 +1943,12 @@ qemuDomainDestroyFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
 
     qemuDomainSetFakeReboot(driver, vm, false);
 
+
+    /* We need to prevent monitor EOF callback from doing our work (and sending
+     * misleading events) while the vm is unlocked inside BeginJob/ProcessKill API
+     */
+    priv->beingDestroyed = true;
+
     /* Although qemuProcessStop does this already, there may
      * be an outstanding job active. We want to make sure we
      * can kill the process even if a job is active. Killing
@@ -1952,21 +1958,18 @@ qemuDomainDestroyFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
         if (qemuProcessKill(driver, vm, 0) < 0) {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_FAILED, "%s",
                            _("failed to kill qemu process with SIGTERM"));
+            priv->beingDestroyed = false;
             goto cleanup;
         }
     } else {
         if (qemuProcessKill(driver, vm, VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_KILL_FORCE) < 0) {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_FAILED, "%s",
                            _("failed to kill qemu process with SIGTERM"));
+            priv->beingDestroyed = false;
             goto cleanup;
         }
     }
 
-    /* We need to prevent monitor EOF callback from doing our work (and sending
-     * misleading events) while the vm is unlocked inside BeginJob API
-     */
-    priv->beingDestroyed = true;
-
     if (qemuDomainObjBeginJobWithDriver(driver, vm, QEMU_JOB_DESTROY) < 0)
         goto cleanup;