diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index 14aa8922ed..8c4bfb76db 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -965,6 +965,9 @@ qemuProcessHandleBlockJob(qemuMonitorPtr mon ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
         if (disk->mirror && type == VIR_DOMAIN_BLOCK_JOB_TYPE_COPY &&
             status == VIR_DOMAIN_BLOCK_JOB_READY)
             disk->mirroring = true;
+        if (disk->mirror && type == VIR_DOMAIN_BLOCK_JOB_TYPE_COPY &&
+            status == VIR_DOMAIN_BLOCK_JOB_FAILED)
+            VIR_FREE(disk->mirror);
     }
 
     virObjectUnlock(vm);