diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
index d7b89fccb4..3a1aab763e 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
@@ -1595,7 +1595,10 @@ qemuMigrationWaitForSpice(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
         /* Poll every 50ms for progress & to allow cancellation */
         struct timespec ts = { .tv_sec = 0, .tv_nsec = 50 * 1000 * 1000ull };
 
-        qemuDomainObjEnterMonitor(driver, vm);
+        if (qemuDomainObjEnterMonitorAsync(driver, vm,
+                                           QEMU_ASYNC_JOB_MIGRATION_OUT) < 0)
+            return -1;
+
         if (qemuMonitorGetSpiceMigrationStatus(priv->mon,
                                                &spice_migrated) < 0) {
             qemuDomainObjExitMonitor(driver, vm);