diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
index 52e0aa1e60..6695ec670e 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ libxlDomainObjBeginJob(libxlDriverPrivate *driver G_GNUC_UNUSED,
     VIR_DEBUG("Starting job: %s", virDomainJobTypeToString(job));
     priv->job.active = job;
     priv->job.owner = virThreadSelfID();
-    priv->job.current->started = now;
-    priv->job.current->jobType = VIR_DOMAIN_JOB_UNBOUNDED;
+    priv->job.started = now;
 
     return 0;
 
@@ -129,23 +128,22 @@ libxlDomainObjEndJob(libxlDriverPrivate *driver G_GNUC_UNUSED,
 }
 
 int
-libxlDomainJobUpdateTime(virDomainJobObj *job)
+libxlDomainJobGetTimeElapsed(virDomainJobObj *job, unsigned long long *timeElapsed)
 {
-    virDomainJobData *jobData = job->current;
     unsigned long long now;
 
-    if (!jobData->started)
+    if (!job->started)
         return 0;
 
     if (virTimeMillisNow(&now) < 0)
         return -1;
 
-    if (now < jobData->started) {
-        jobData->started = 0;
+    if (now < job->started) {
+        job->started = 0;
         return 0;
     }
 
-    jobData->timeElapsed = now - jobData->started;
+    *timeElapsed = now - job->started;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -167,8 +165,6 @@ libxlDomainObjPrivateAlloc(void *opaque G_GNUC_UNUSED)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    priv->job.current = virDomainJobDataInit(NULL);
-
     return priv;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.h b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.h
index 5843a4921f..8ad56f1e88 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.h
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.h
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ libxlDomainObjEndJob(libxlDriverPrivate *driver,
                      virDomainObj *obj);
 
 int
-libxlDomainJobUpdateTime(virDomainJobObj *job)
-    G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
+libxlDomainJobGetTimeElapsed(virDomainJobObj *job,
+                             unsigned long long *timeElapsed);
 
 char *
 libxlDomainManagedSavePath(libxlDriverPrivate *driver,
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index f980039165..ff6c2f6506 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -5207,6 +5207,7 @@ libxlDomainGetJobInfo(virDomainPtr dom,
     libxlDomainObjPrivate *priv;
     virDomainObj *vm;
     int ret = -1;
+    unsigned long long timeElapsed = 0;
 
     if (!(vm = libxlDomObjFromDomain(dom)))
         goto cleanup;
@@ -5225,14 +5226,14 @@ libxlDomainGetJobInfo(virDomainPtr dom,
     /* In libxl we don't have an estimated completion time
      * thus we always set to unbounded and update time
      * for the active job. */
-    if (libxlDomainJobUpdateTime(&priv->job) < 0)
+    if (libxlDomainJobGetTimeElapsed(&priv->job, &timeElapsed) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
     /* setting only these two attributes is enough because libxl never sets
      * anything else */
     memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
-    info->type = priv->job.current->jobType;
-    info->timeElapsed = priv->job.current->timeElapsed;
+    info->type = VIR_DOMAIN_JOB_UNBOUNDED;
+    info->timeElapsed = timeElapsed;
     ret = 0;
 
  cleanup:
@@ -5249,9 +5250,9 @@ libxlDomainGetJobStats(virDomainPtr dom,
 {
     libxlDomainObjPrivate *priv;
     virDomainObj *vm;
-    virDomainJobData *jobData;
     int ret = -1;
     int maxparams = 0;
+    unsigned long long timeElapsed = 0;
 
     /* VIR_DOMAIN_JOB_STATS_COMPLETED not supported yet */
     virCheckFlags(0, -1);
@@ -5263,7 +5264,6 @@ libxlDomainGetJobStats(virDomainPtr dom,
         goto cleanup;
 
     priv = vm->privateData;
-    jobData = priv->job.current;
     if (!priv->job.active) {
         *type = VIR_DOMAIN_JOB_NONE;
         *params = NULL;
@@ -5275,15 +5275,15 @@ libxlDomainGetJobStats(virDomainPtr dom,
     /* In libxl we don't have an estimated completion time
      * thus we always set to unbounded and update time
      * for the active job. */
-    if (libxlDomainJobUpdateTime(&priv->job) < 0)
+    if (libxlDomainJobGetTimeElapsed(&priv->job, &timeElapsed) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (virTypedParamsAddULLong(params, nparams, &maxparams,
                                 VIR_DOMAIN_JOB_TIME_ELAPSED,
-                                jobData->timeElapsed) < 0)
+                                timeElapsed) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    *type = jobData->jobType;
+    *type = VIR_DOMAIN_JOB_UNBOUNDED;
     ret = 0;
 
  cleanup: