diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index ffdbdb12db..db4b2a66c5 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -2274,11 +2274,6 @@ qemuDomainDestroyFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
     if (virDomainDestroyFlagsEnsureACL(dom->conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    qemuDomainSetFakeReboot(driver, vm, false);
-
-    if (priv->job.asyncJob == QEMU_ASYNC_JOB_MIGRATION_IN)
-        stopFlags |= VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_STOP_MIGRATED;
-
     if (qemuProcessBeginStopJob(driver, vm, QEMU_JOB_DESTROY,
                                 !(flags & VIR_DOMAIN_DESTROY_GRACEFUL)) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
@@ -2289,6 +2284,11 @@ qemuDomainDestroyFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
         goto endjob;
     }
 
+    qemuDomainSetFakeReboot(driver, vm, false);
+
+    if (priv->job.asyncJob == QEMU_ASYNC_JOB_MIGRATION_IN)
+        stopFlags |= VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_STOP_MIGRATED;
+
     qemuProcessStop(driver, vm, VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTOFF_DESTROYED, stopFlags);
     event = virDomainEventLifecycleNewFromObj(vm,
                                      VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STOPPED,