diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index 320a35c6ee3a3654087d40e6973200cb41d8c438..d3ad192064e5ffe9b2d3d0e77b2dbd1807e86866 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -696,11 +696,17 @@ qemuDomainObjDiscardAsyncJob(struct qemud_driver *driver, virDomainObjPtr obj)
 }
 
 static bool
-qemuDomainJobAllowed(qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv, enum qemuDomainJob job)
+qemuDomainNestedJobAllowed(qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv, enum qemuDomainJob job)
 {
     return !priv->job.asyncJob || (priv->job.mask & JOB_MASK(job)) != 0;
 }
 
+bool
+qemuDomainJobAllowed(qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv, enum qemuDomainJob job)
+{
+    return !priv->job.active && qemuDomainNestedJobAllowed(priv, job);
+}
+
 /* Give up waiting for mutex after 30 seconds */
 #define QEMU_JOB_WAIT_TIME (1000ull * 30)
 
@@ -736,7 +742,7 @@ retry:
         goto error;
     }
 
-    while (!nested && !qemuDomainJobAllowed(priv, job)) {
+    while (!nested && !qemuDomainNestedJobAllowed(priv, job)) {
         if (virCondWaitUntil(&priv->job.asyncCond, &obj->lock, then) < 0)
             goto error;
     }
@@ -748,7 +754,7 @@ retry:
 
     /* No job is active but a new async job could have been started while obj
      * was unlocked, so we need to recheck it. */
-    if (!nested && !qemuDomainJobAllowed(priv, job))
+    if (!nested && !qemuDomainNestedJobAllowed(priv, job))
         goto retry;
 
     qemuDomainObjResetJob(priv);
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
index 3b09419f99556ae4d85838e48d64da42e44aa669..cdf1375d40f5bb01f6d20053b7cad558fbab77bf 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
@@ -277,4 +277,6 @@ void qemuDomainSetFakeReboot(struct qemud_driver *driver,
                              virDomainObjPtr vm,
                              bool value);
 
+bool qemuDomainJobAllowed(qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv,
+                          enum qemuDomainJob job);
 #endif /* __QEMU_DOMAIN_H__ */
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 0f18983220bd99736208f9a9038924242ec456e5..dc34e1d422fa6f80da9dd61767c1f43a200dc74b 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -2068,7 +2068,7 @@ static int qemudDomainGetInfo(virDomainPtr dom,
         if ((vm->def->memballoon != NULL) &&
             (vm->def->memballoon->model == VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_NONE)) {
             info->memory = vm->def->mem.max_balloon;
-        } else if (!priv->job.active) {
+        } else if (qemuDomainJobAllowed(priv, QEMU_JOB_QUERY)) {
             if (qemuDomainObjBeginJob(driver, vm, QEMU_JOB_QUERY) < 0)
                 goto cleanup;
             if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm))
@@ -4400,7 +4400,7 @@ static char *qemuDomainGetXMLDesc(virDomainPtr dom,
         qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv = vm->privateData;
         /* Don't delay if someone's using the monitor, just use
          * existing most recent data instead */
-        if (!priv->job.active) {
+        if (qemuDomainJobAllowed(priv, QEMU_JOB_QUERY)) {
             if (qemuDomainObjBeginJobWithDriver(driver, vm, QEMU_JOB_QUERY) < 0)
                 goto cleanup;