diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
index 9ae4500f4d..faf9a9fb7d 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ qemuBlockJobRefreshJobs(virQEMUDriver *driver,
 
             qemuDomainObjEnterMonitor(driver, vm);
 
-            rc = qemuMonitorJobCancel(priv->mon, job->name, true);
+            rc = qemuMonitorBlockJobCancel(priv->mon, job->name, true);
             if (rc == -1 && jobinfo[i]->status == QEMU_MONITOR_JOB_STATUS_CONCLUDED)
                 VIR_WARN("can't cancel job '%s' with invalid data", job->name);