diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_cgroup.c b/src/lxc/lxc_cgroup.c
index 2bf0c72034..02960d67a4 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_cgroup.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_cgroup.c
@@ -38,9 +38,16 @@ static int virLXCCgroupSetupCpuTune(virDomainDefPtr def,
                                     virCgroupPtr cgroup)
 {
     int ret = -1;
-    if (def->cputune.sharesSpecified &&
-        virCgroupSetCpuShares(cgroup, def->cputune.shares) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
+
+    if (def->cputune.sharesSpecified) {
+        unsigned long long val;
+        if (virCgroupSetCpuShares(cgroup, def->cputune.shares) < 0)
+            goto cleanup;
+
+        if (virCgroupGetCpuShares(cgroup, &val) < 0)
+            goto cleanup;
+        def->cputune.shares = val;
+    }
 
     if (def->cputune.quota != 0 &&
         virCgroupSetCpuCfsQuota(cgroup, def->cputune.quota) < 0)
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index c416190ee3..05464cbf20 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -1898,10 +1898,14 @@ lxcDomainSetSchedulerParametersFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
 
         if (STREQ(param->field, VIR_DOMAIN_SCHEDULER_CPU_SHARES)) {
             if (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE) {
+                unsigned long long val;
                 if (virCgroupSetCpuShares(priv->cgroup, params[i].value.ul) < 0)
                     goto cleanup;
 
-                vm->def->cputune.shares = params[i].value.ul;
+                if (virCgroupGetCpuShares(priv->cgroup, &val) < 0)
+                    goto cleanup;
+
+                vm->def->cputune.shares = val;
                 vm->def->cputune.sharesSpecified = true;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c b/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c
index 8a31ae23ad..ce1639388f 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c
@@ -655,9 +655,15 @@ qemuSetupCpuCgroup(virDomainObjPtr vm)
        }
     }
 
-    if (vm->def->cputune.sharesSpecified &&
-        virCgroupSetCpuShares(priv->cgroup, vm->def->cputune.shares) < 0)
-        return -1;
+    if (vm->def->cputune.sharesSpecified) {
+        unsigned long long val;
+        if (virCgroupSetCpuShares(priv->cgroup, vm->def->cputune.shares) < 0)
+            return -1;
+
+        if (virCgroupGetCpuShares(priv->cgroup, &val) < 0)
+            return -1;
+        vm->def->cputune.shares = val;
+    }
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index fca313b66b..6d62519d72 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -9085,9 +9085,14 @@ qemuDomainSetSchedulerParametersFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
 
         if (STREQ(param->field, VIR_DOMAIN_SCHEDULER_CPU_SHARES)) {
             if (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE) {
+                unsigned long long val;
                 if (virCgroupSetCpuShares(priv->cgroup, value_ul) < 0)
                     goto cleanup;
-                vm->def->cputune.shares = value_ul;
+
+                if (virCgroupGetCpuShares(priv->cgroup, &val) < 0)
+                    goto cleanup;
+
+                vm->def->cputune.shares = val;
                 vm->def->cputune.sharesSpecified = true;
             }