diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index 3955eda17c5ff1331ae5a0dfe7530b90bc7b1728..9cf971808c2382b0af7650b1e8fdbfee9a142905 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -7899,6 +7899,9 @@ qemuProcessReconnect(void *opaque)
 
     qemuDomainVcpuPersistOrder(obj->def);
 
+    if (qemuProcessDetectIOThreadPIDs(driver, obj, QEMU_ASYNC_JOB_NONE) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
     if (qemuSecurityReserveLabel(driver->securityManager, obj->def, obj->pid) < 0)
         goto error;