diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index bc5270fb157131469496342733cab4433bed1d9a..a2d7895d2719d0e70fe150b870d74d23b2c3d955 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -14870,12 +14870,6 @@ qemuDomainGetBlockIoTune(virDomainPtr dom,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    device = qemuDiskPathToAlias(vm, disk, NULL);
-
-    if (!device) {
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
     if (qemuDomainObjBeginJob(driver, vm, QEMU_JOB_MODIFY) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
@@ -14883,6 +14877,11 @@ qemuDomainGetBlockIoTune(virDomainPtr dom,
                                         &persistentDef) < 0)
         goto endjob;
 
+    device = qemuDiskPathToAlias(vm, disk, NULL);
+    if (!device) {
+        goto endjob;
+    }
+
     if (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE) {
         priv = vm->privateData;
         qemuDomainObjEnterMonitor(driver, vm);