diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/041 b/tests/qemu-iotests/041
index 1e923e70ca..6661c0395d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/041
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/041
@@ -57,18 +57,8 @@ class ImageMirroringTestCase(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         result = self.vm.qmp('block-job-complete', device=drive)
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
 
-        completed = False
-        while not completed:
-            for event in self.vm.get_qmp_events(wait=True):
-                if event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED':
-                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/type', 'mirror')
-                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', drive)
-                    self.assert_qmp_absent(event, 'data/error')
-                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/offset', self.image_len)
-                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/len', self.image_len)
-                    completed = True
-
-        self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
+        event = self.wait_until_completed()
+        self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/type', 'mirror')
 
 class TestSingleDrive(ImageMirroringTestCase):
     image_len = 1 * 1024 * 1024 # MB
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
index 8a8f1814bd..b028a890e6 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/iotests.py
@@ -208,6 +208,21 @@ def cancel_and_wait(self, drive='drive0', force=False):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
         return result
 
+    def wait_until_completed(self, drive='drive0'):
+        '''Wait for a block job to finish, returning the event'''
+        completed = False
+        while not completed:
+            for event in self.vm.get_qmp_events(wait=True):
+                if event['event'] == 'BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED':
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', drive)
+                    self.assert_qmp_absent(event, 'data/error')
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/offset', self.image_len)
+                    self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/len', self.image_len)
+                    completed = True
+
+        self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
+        return event
+
 def notrun(reason):
     '''Skip this test suite'''
     # Each test in qemu-iotests has a number ("seq")