diff --git a/src/conf/domain_audit.c b/src/conf/domain_audit.c
index 2a5582dd2b..caebdba359 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_audit.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_audit.c
@@ -883,7 +883,8 @@ virDomainAuditStart(virDomainObjPtr vm, const char *reason, bool success)
     if (vm->def->tpm)
         virDomainAuditTPM(vm, vm->def->tpm, "start", true);
 
-    virDomainAuditMemory(vm, 0, vm->def->mem.cur_balloon, "start", true);
+    virDomainAuditMemory(vm, 0, virDomainDefGetMemoryActual(vm->def),
+                         "start", true);
     virDomainAuditVcpu(vm, 0, vm->def->vcpus, "start", true);
     if (vm->def->iothreads)
         virDomainAuditIOThread(vm, 0, vm->def->iothreads, "start", true);
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 1a2f8a27a9..7a04e6720b 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -2386,11 +2386,7 @@ static int qemuDomainSetMemoryFlags(virDomainPtr dom, unsigned long newmem,
             priv = vm->privateData;
             qemuDomainObjEnterMonitor(driver, vm);
             r = qemuMonitorSetBalloon(priv->mon, newmem);
-            if (qemuDomainObjExitMonitor(driver, vm) < 0)
-                goto endjob;
-            virDomainAuditMemory(vm, def->mem.cur_balloon, newmem, "update",
-                                 r == 1);
-            if (r < 0)
+            if (qemuDomainObjExitMonitor(driver, vm) < 0 || r < 0)
                 goto endjob;
 
             /* Lack of balloon support is a fatal error */