diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index eb07b7a3a4..3a70b1851e 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -5790,7 +5790,7 @@ qemuDomainPinIOThread(virDomainPtr dom,
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (virDomainObjGetDefs(vm, flags, &def, &persistentDef) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
+        goto endjob;
 
     if (!(pcpumap = virBitmapNewData(cpumap, maplen)))
         goto endjob;