diff --git a/tools/virsh-domain.c b/tools/virsh-domain.c
index 73ebba9f3c..1f7aff7a94 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-domain.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-domain.c
@@ -3512,8 +3512,10 @@ cmdSchedInfoUpdate(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd,
             if (virTypedParameterAssign(&(params[nparams++]),
                                         param->field,
                                         param->type,
-                                        val) < 0)
+                                        val) < 0) {
+                vshSaveLibvirtError();
                 goto cleanup;
+            }
 
             continue;
         }
@@ -3523,8 +3525,10 @@ cmdSchedInfoUpdate(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd,
             if (virTypedParameterAssignFromStr(&(params[nparams++]),
                                                param->field,
                                                param->type,
-                                               set_val) < 0)
+                                               set_val) < 0) {
+                vshSaveLibvirtError();
                 goto cleanup;
+            }
 
             continue;
         }
diff --git a/tools/virsh.c b/tools/virsh.c
index dea3f82493..322f7785b9 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.c
+++ b/tools/virsh.c
@@ -240,6 +240,15 @@ virshErrorHandler(void *unused ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, virErrorPtr error)
         virDefaultErrorFunc(error);
 }
 
+/* Store a libvirt error that is from a helper API that doesn't raise errors
+ * so it doesn't get overwritten */
+void
+vshSaveLibvirtError(void)
+{
+    virFreeError(last_error);
+    last_error = virSaveLastError();
+}
+
 /*
  * Reset libvirt error on graceful fallback paths
  */
diff --git a/tools/virsh.h b/tools/virsh.h
index ba44f42a72..6913ed1298 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.h
+++ b/tools/virsh.h
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ struct _vshCtrlData {
 extern virErrorPtr last_error;
 void vshReportError(vshControl *ctl);
 void vshResetLibvirtError(void);
+void vshSaveLibvirtError(void);
 
 /* allocation wrappers */
 void *_vshMalloc(vshControl *ctl, size_t sz, const char *filename, int line);