diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 0a1dc414ae0f76b2366eedd9541efb1c73ceea77..3218dc0e23cb8347f955231f932a013fe6938ebf 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -18413,7 +18413,7 @@ qemuDomainBlockCopyCommon(virDomainObjPtr vm,
     qemuBlockJobStarted(job, vm);
 
  endjob:
-    if (rc < 0 &&
+    if (ret < 0 &&
         virDomainObjIsActive(vm) &&
         (data || crdata)) {
         qemuDomainObjEnterMonitor(driver, vm);