diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 304165c03e..1161aa0858 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -16546,6 +16546,7 @@ qemuDomainGetBlockJobInfo(virDomainPtr dom,
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_OVERFLOW,
                        _("bandwidth %llu cannot be represented in result"),
                        rawInfo.bandwidth);
+        ret = -1;
         goto endjob;
     }