diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
index c94212962a..0c6943861c 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ typedef void (*qemuMonitorDomainShutdownCallback)(qemuMonitor *mon,
 typedef void (*qemuMonitorDomainResetCallback)(qemuMonitor *mon,
                                                virDomainObj *vm,
                                                void *opaque);
-typedef int (*qemuMonitorDomainStopCallback)(qemuMonitor *mon,
-                                             virDomainObj *vm,
-                                             void *opaque);
+typedef void (*qemuMonitorDomainStopCallback)(qemuMonitor *mon,
+                                              virDomainObj *vm,
+                                              void *opaque);
 typedef int (*qemuMonitorDomainResumeCallback)(qemuMonitor *mon,
                                                virDomainObj *vm,
                                                void *opaque);
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index 803ca9f563..99ad2df5e6 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ qemuProcessHandleShutdown(qemuMonitor *mon G_GNUC_UNUSED,
 }
 
 
-static int
+static void
 qemuProcessHandleStop(qemuMonitor *mon G_GNUC_UNUSED,
                       virDomainObj *vm,
                       void *opaque)
@@ -700,8 +700,6 @@ qemuProcessHandleStop(qemuMonitor *mon G_GNUC_UNUSED,
 
     virObjectUnlock(vm);
     virObjectEventStateQueue(driver->domainEventState, event);
-
-    return 0;
 }