diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index 0a36b49c85..1963de9fb8 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -7638,6 +7638,8 @@ void qemuProcessStop(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     /* Do this before we delete the tree and remove pidfile. */
     qemuProcessKillManagedPRDaemon(vm);
 
+    qemuExtDevicesStop(driver, vm);
+
     virFileDeleteTree(priv->libDir);
     virFileDeleteTree(priv->channelTargetDir);
 
@@ -7654,8 +7656,6 @@ void qemuProcessStop(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
 
     qemuDomainCleanupRun(driver, vm);
 
-    qemuExtDevicesStop(driver, vm);
-
     qemuDBusStop(driver, vm);
 
     vm->def->id = -1;