diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 65ed290c12b25a8e22484932ae098c88ffa996eb..436ef376869d61f1191280f6dcba95dc8ee3ab17 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -1351,10 +1351,16 @@ static virDomainPtr qemudDomainCreate(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml,
     virDomainPtr dom = NULL;
     virDomainEventPtr event = NULL;
     virDomainEventPtr event2 = NULL;
+    unsigned int start_flags = VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_COLD;
 
     virCheckFlags(VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED |
                   VIR_DOMAIN_START_AUTODESTROY, NULL);
 
+    if (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED)
+        start_flags |= VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_PAUSED;
+    if (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_START_AUTODESTROY)
+        start_flags |= VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_AUTODESROY;
+
     qemuDriverLock(driver);
     if (!(def = virDomainDefParseString(driver->caps, xml,
                                         QEMU_EXPECTED_VIRT_TYPES,
@@ -1383,10 +1389,9 @@ static virDomainPtr qemudDomainCreate(virConnectPtr conn, const char *xml,
     if (qemuDomainObjBeginJobWithDriver(driver, vm, QEMU_JOB_MODIFY) < 0)
         goto cleanup; /* XXXX free the 'vm' we created ? */
 
-    if (qemuProcessStart(conn, driver, vm, NULL, true,
-                         (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_START_PAUSED) != 0,
-                         (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_START_AUTODESTROY) != 0,
-                         -1, NULL, NULL, VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_OP_CREATE) < 0) {
+    if (qemuProcessStart(conn, driver, vm, NULL, -1, NULL, NULL,
+                         VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_OP_CREATE,
+                         start_flags) < 0) {
         virDomainAuditStart(vm, "booted", false);
         if (qemuDomainObjEndJob(driver, vm) > 0)
             qemuDomainRemoveInactive(driver, vm);
@@ -4138,9 +4143,9 @@ qemuDomainSaveImageStartVM(virConnectPtr conn,
     }
 
     /* Set the migration source and start it up. */
-    ret = qemuProcessStart(conn, driver, vm, "stdio", false, true,
-                           false, *fd, path, NULL,
-                           VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_OP_RESTORE);
+    ret = qemuProcessStart(conn, driver, vm, "stdio", *fd, path, NULL,
+                           VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_OP_RESTORE,
+                           VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_PAUSED);
 
     if (intermediatefd != -1) {
         if (ret < 0) {
@@ -4710,6 +4715,10 @@ qemuDomainObjStart(virConnectPtr conn,
     bool autodestroy = (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_START_AUTODESTROY) != 0;
     bool bypass_cache = (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_START_BYPASS_CACHE) != 0;
     bool force_boot = (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_START_FORCE_BOOT) != 0;
+    unsigned int start_flags = VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_COLD;
+
+    start_flags |= start_paused ? VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_PAUSED : 0;
+    start_flags |= autodestroy ? VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_AUTODESROY : 0;
 
     /*
      * If there is a managed saved state restore it instead of starting
@@ -4741,9 +4750,8 @@ qemuDomainObjStart(virConnectPtr conn,
         }
     }
 
-    ret = qemuProcessStart(conn, driver, vm, NULL, true, start_paused,
-                           autodestroy, -1, NULL, NULL,
-                           VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_OP_CREATE);
+    ret = qemuProcessStart(conn, driver, vm, NULL, -1, NULL, NULL,
+                           VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_OP_CREATE, start_flags);
     virDomainAuditStart(vm, "booted", ret >= 0);
     if (ret >= 0) {
         virDomainEventPtr event =
@@ -11027,9 +11035,10 @@ static int qemuDomainRevertToSnapshot(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot,
             if (config)
                 virDomainObjAssignDef(vm, config, false);
 
-            rc = qemuProcessStart(snapshot->domain->conn, driver, vm, NULL,
-                                  false, true, false, -1, NULL, snap,
-                                  VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_OP_CREATE);
+            rc = qemuProcessStart(snapshot->domain->conn,
+                                  driver, vm, NULL, -1, NULL, snap,
+                                  VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_OP_CREATE,
+                                  VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_PAUSED);
             virDomainAuditStart(vm, "from-snapshot", rc >= 0);
             detail = VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED_FROM_SNAPSHOT;
             event = virDomainEventNewFromObj(vm,
@@ -11114,12 +11123,16 @@ static int qemuDomainRevertToSnapshot(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot,
                      VIR_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT_REVERT_PAUSED)) {
             /* Flush first event, now do transition 2 or 3 */
             bool paused = (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT_REVERT_PAUSED) != 0;
+            unsigned int start_flags = 0;
+
+            start_flags |= paused ? VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_PAUSED : 0;
 
             if (event)
                 qemuDomainEventQueue(driver, event);
-            rc = qemuProcessStart(snapshot->domain->conn, driver, vm, NULL,
-                                  false, paused, false, -1, NULL, NULL,
-                                  VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_OP_CREATE);
+            rc = qemuProcessStart(snapshot->domain->conn,
+                                  driver, vm, NULL, -1, NULL, NULL,
+                                  VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_OP_CREATE,
+                                  start_flags);
             virDomainAuditStart(vm, "from-snapshot", rc >= 0);
             if (rc < 0) {
                 if (!vm->persistent) {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
index dc4d616244903b9fbc4f1ad696250e99b4157c28..fc8380546b85b355d9c5c3b790454ae470b19b7d 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
@@ -1303,9 +1303,10 @@ qemuMigrationPrepareAny(struct qemud_driver *driver,
     /* Start the QEMU daemon, with the same command-line arguments plus
      * -incoming $migrateFrom
      */
-    if (qemuProcessStart(dconn, driver, vm, migrateFrom, false, true,
-                         true, dataFD[0], NULL, NULL,
-                         VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_OP_MIGRATE_IN_START) < 0) {
+    if (qemuProcessStart(dconn, driver, vm, migrateFrom, dataFD[0], NULL, NULL,
+                         VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_OP_MIGRATE_IN_START,
+                         VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_PAUSED |
+                         VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_AUTODESROY) < 0) {
         virDomainAuditStart(vm, "migrated", false);
         /* Note that we don't set an error here because qemuProcessStart
          * should have already done that.
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index f468c092d0fbdfe6c557c510b667e67e3e970b51..b676947c4652df7544483ac4a4a4bf5e3f36a4ae 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -3274,13 +3274,11 @@ int qemuProcessStart(virConnectPtr conn,
                      struct qemud_driver *driver,
                      virDomainObjPtr vm,
                      const char *migrateFrom,
-                     bool cold_boot,
-                     bool start_paused,
-                     bool autodestroy,
                      int stdin_fd,
                      const char *stdin_path,
                      virDomainSnapshotObjPtr snapshot,
-                     enum virNetDevVPortProfileOp vmop)
+                     enum virNetDevVPortProfileOp vmop,
+                     unsigned int flags)
 {
     int ret;
     off_t pos = -1;
@@ -3293,6 +3291,12 @@ int qemuProcessStart(virConnectPtr conn,
     unsigned long cur_balloon;
     int i;
 
+    /* Okay, these are just internal flags,
+     * but doesn't hurt to check */
+    virCheckFlags(VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_COLD |
+                  VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_PAUSED |
+                  VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_AUTODESROY, -1);
+
     hookData.conn = conn;
     hookData.vm = vm;
     hookData.driver = driver;
@@ -3437,7 +3441,8 @@ int qemuProcessStart(virConnectPtr conn,
         goto cleanup;
 
     VIR_DEBUG("Checking for CDROM and floppy presence");
-    if (qemuDomainCheckDiskPresence(driver, vm, cold_boot) < 0)
+    if (qemuDomainCheckDiskPresence(driver, vm,
+                                    flags & VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_COLD) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
     VIR_DEBUG("Setting up domain cgroup (if required)");
@@ -3636,7 +3641,7 @@ int qemuProcessStart(virConnectPtr conn,
     VIR_DEBUG("Handshake complete, child running");
 
     if (migrateFrom)
-        start_paused = true;
+        flags |= VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_PAUSED;
 
     if (ret == -1) /* The VM failed to start; tear filters before taps */
         virDomainConfVMNWFilterTeardown(vm);
@@ -3711,7 +3716,7 @@ int qemuProcessStart(virConnectPtr conn,
     }
     qemuDomainObjExitMonitorWithDriver(driver, vm);
 
-    if (!start_paused) {
+    if (!(flags & VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_PAUSED)) {
         VIR_DEBUG("Starting domain CPUs");
         /* Allow the CPUS to start executing */
         if (qemuProcessStartCPUs(driver, vm, conn,
@@ -3729,7 +3734,7 @@ int qemuProcessStart(virConnectPtr conn,
                              VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_USER);
     }
 
-    if (autodestroy &&
+    if (flags & VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_AUTODESROY &&
         qemuProcessAutoDestroyAdd(driver, vm, conn) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.h b/src/qemu/qemu_process.h
index 5cb5ffcbe547e57577785f2a285a86c4bf84a793..2d75b0051718fe2c450f73f9622bb783cad12068 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.h
@@ -44,17 +44,21 @@ void qemuProcessReconnectAll(virConnectPtr conn, struct qemud_driver *driver);
 
 int qemuProcessAssignPCIAddresses(virDomainDefPtr def);
 
+typedef enum {
+    VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_COLD         = 1 << 0,
+    VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_PAUSED       = 1 << 1,
+    VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_AUTODESROY   = 1 << 2,
+} qemuProcessStartFlags;
+
 int qemuProcessStart(virConnectPtr conn,
                      struct qemud_driver *driver,
                      virDomainObjPtr vm,
                      const char *migrateFrom,
-                     bool cold_boot,
-                     bool start_paused,
-                     bool autodestroy,
                      int stdin_fd,
                      const char *stdin_path,
                      virDomainSnapshotObjPtr snapshot,
-                     enum virNetDevVPortProfileOp vmop);
+                     enum virNetDevVPortProfileOp vmop,
+                     unsigned int flags);
 
 void qemuProcessStop(struct qemud_driver *driver,
                      virDomainObjPtr vm,