diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index be031b56b95c424c8b137f968a14c3877c0dbfdd..32ba8e373d211cb18b9eb3ecdaade9c3b7cfeabe 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -3492,6 +3492,8 @@ qemuProcessReconnect(void *opaque)
     if (qemuDomainRefreshVcpuInfo(driver, obj, QEMU_ASYNC_JOB_NONE, true) < 0)
         goto error;
 
+    qemuDomainVcpuPersistOrder(obj->def);
+
     if (qemuSecurityReserveLabel(driver->securityManager, obj->def, obj->pid) < 0)
         goto error;