diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index 47d8ca2ff1..f773aa89b7 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -8447,6 +8447,21 @@ qemuProcessQMPNew(const char *binary,
 }
 
 
+static int
+qemuProcessQEMULabelUniqPath(qemuProcessQMPPtr proc)
+{
+    /* We cannot use the security driver here, but we should not need to. */
+    if (chown(proc->uniqDir, proc->runUid, -1) < 0) {
+        virReportSystemError(errno,
+                             _("Cannot chown uniq path: %s"),
+                             proc->uniqDir);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 static int
 qemuProcessQMPInit(qemuProcessQMPPtr proc)
 {
@@ -8466,6 +8481,9 @@ qemuProcessQMPInit(qemuProcessQMPPtr proc)
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
+    if (qemuProcessQEMULabelUniqPath(proc) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
     if (virAsprintf(&proc->monpath, "%s/%s", proc->uniqDir,
                     "qmp.monitor") < 0)
         goto cleanup;