diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domainjob.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domainjob.c
index e5910a11a1..3c2c6b9179 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domainjob.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domainjob.c
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ qemuDomainObjRestoreJob(virDomainObjPtr obj,
 void
 qemuDomainObjClearJob(qemuDomainJobObjPtr job)
 {
+    if (!job->cb)
+        return;
+
     qemuDomainObjResetJob(job);
     qemuDomainObjResetAsyncJob(job);
     g_clear_pointer(&job->privateData, job->cb->freeJobPrivate);
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domainjob.h b/src/qemu/qemu_domainjob.h
index eedd84c503..79f0127252 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domainjob.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domainjob.h
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ int qemuDomainJobInfoToParams(qemuDomainJobInfoPtr jobInfo,
 bool qemuDomainTrackJob(qemuDomainJob job);
 
 void qemuDomainObjClearJob(qemuDomainJobObjPtr job);
+G_DEFINE_AUTO_CLEANUP_CLEAR_FUNC(qemuDomainJobObj, qemuDomainObjClearJob);
 
 int
 qemuDomainObjInitJob(qemuDomainJobObjPtr job,
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index b1af35b933..073b2d96e0 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -8081,7 +8081,9 @@ qemuProcessReconnect(void *opaque)
     virQEMUDriverPtr driver = data->driver;
     virDomainObjPtr obj = data->obj;
     qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv;
-    qemuDomainJobObj oldjob;
+    g_auto(qemuDomainJobObj) oldjob = {
+      .cb = NULL,
+    };
     int state;
     int reason;
     g_autoptr(virQEMUDriverConfig) cfg = NULL;