diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index f95ed80fac..6027b30405 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -2856,7 +2856,7 @@ qemuProcessResctrlCreate(virQEMUDriver *driver,
 
 
 static char *
-qemuProcessBuildPRHelperPidfilePath(virDomainObj *vm)
+qemuProcessBuildPRHelperPidfilePathOld(virDomainObj *vm)
 {
     qemuDomainObjPrivate *priv = vm->privateData;
     const char *prdAlias = qemuDomainGetManagedPRAlias();
@@ -2865,6 +2865,18 @@ qemuProcessBuildPRHelperPidfilePath(virDomainObj *vm)
 }
 
 
+static char *
+qemuProcessBuildPRHelperPidfilePath(virDomainObj *vm)
+{
+    qemuDomainObjPrivate *priv = vm->privateData;
+    g_autofree char *domname = virDomainDefGetShortName(vm->def);
+    g_autofree char *prdName = g_strdup_printf("%s-%s", domname, qemuDomainGetManagedPRAlias());
+    g_autoptr(virQEMUDriverConfig) cfg = virQEMUDriverGetConfig(priv->driver);
+
+    return virPidFileBuildPath(cfg->stateDir, prdName);
+}
+
+
 void
 qemuProcessKillManagedPRDaemon(virDomainObj *vm)
 {
@@ -2877,6 +2889,14 @@ qemuProcessKillManagedPRDaemon(virDomainObj *vm)
         return;
     }
 
+    if (!virFileExists(pidfile)) {
+        g_free(pidfile);
+        if (!(pidfile = qemuProcessBuildPRHelperPidfilePathOld(vm))) {
+            VIR_WARN("Unable to construct pr-helper pidfile path");
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
     virErrorPreserveLast(&orig_err);
     if (virPidFileForceCleanupPath(pidfile) < 0) {
         VIR_WARN("Unable to kill pr-helper process");