diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index 9e03f1f62e06c70d211d13f9a4905778e3b28c54..67f14fe766a54f6ad8620fc65df4b1e1c29c7f38 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -840,14 +840,16 @@ lxcDomainSetMemoryParameters(virDomainPtr dom,
     cfg = virLXCDriverGetConfig(driver);
 
     if (virDomainSetMemoryParametersEnsureACL(dom->conn, vm->def, flags) < 0 ||
-        !(caps = virLXCDriverGetCapabilities(driver, false)) ||
-        virDomainLiveConfigHelperMethod(caps, driver->xmlopt,
-                                        vm, &flags, &vmdef) < 0)
+        !(caps = virLXCDriverGetCapabilities(driver, false)))
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (virLXCDomainObjBeginJob(driver, vm, LXC_JOB_MODIFY) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
+    if (virDomainLiveConfigHelperMethod(caps, driver->xmlopt,
+                                        vm, &flags, &vmdef) < 0)
+        goto endjob;
+
     if (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE &&
         !virCgroupHasController(priv->cgroup, VIR_CGROUP_CONTROLLER_MEMORY)) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,