diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ea1a17963b3e01beee22bb9919208c8236c91028..ec241182c43822b95bdd468cc0ddca992fd5ae6f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Wed Oct 10 15:44:53 EST 2007 Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/qemu_driver.c: Reset migration source after failed attempt
+	to start a VM. (Jim Paris)
+
 Wed Oct 10 13:48:53 EST 2007 Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
 
 	* src/xm_internal.c: Fixed procesing of vncunused, and vncdisplay
diff --git a/src/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu_driver.c
index 87b66ad98d44674821e54a1cbb8de4e476c956fb..bff17b0d10a7769d268eb31d054b89c7bc6f0533 100644
--- a/src/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu_driver.c
@@ -2083,6 +2083,7 @@ static int qemudDomainRestore(virConnectPtr conn,
     struct qemud_vm_def *def;
     struct qemud_vm *vm;
     int fd;
+    int ret;
     char *xml;
     struct qemud_save_header header;
 
@@ -2161,18 +2162,17 @@ static int qemudDomainRestore(virConnectPtr conn,
     /* Set the migration source and start it up. */
     snprintf(vm->migrateFrom, sizeof(vm->migrateFrom), "stdio");
     vm->stdin = fd;
-
-    if (qemudStartVMDaemon(conn, driver, vm) < 0) {
+    ret = qemudStartVMDaemon(conn, driver, vm);
+    close(fd);
+    vm->migrateFrom[0] = '\0';
+    vm->stdin = -1;
+    if (ret < 0) {
         qemudReportError(conn, NULL, NULL, VIR_ERR_OPERATION_FAILED,
                          "failed to start VM");
         if (!vm->configFile[0])
             qemudRemoveInactiveVM(driver, vm);
-        close(fd);
         return -1;
     }
-    close(fd);
-    vm->migrateFrom[0] = '\0';
-    vm->stdin = -1;
 
     /* If it was running before, resume it now. */
     if (header.was_running) {