diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
index 92e4d391c99767b0991dfdb0160a151b789a1e19..2283d49c616a4f4fccebd7abd183d1bbf5f807db 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
@@ -1313,7 +1313,8 @@ qemuBlockJobEventProcessConcluded(qemuBlockJobDataPtr job,
     if (qemuDomainObjExitMonitor(driver, vm) < 0 || rc < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (job->newstate == QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_COMPLETED &&
+    if ((job->newstate == QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_COMPLETED ||
+         job->newstate == QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_FAILED) &&
         job->state == QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_ABORTING)
         job->newstate = QEMU_BLOCKJOB_STATE_CANCELLED;