diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
index c102417e43..097d87f663 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ qemuBlockJobEventProcessLegacyCompleted(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     ignore_value(qemuDomainDetermineDiskChain(driver, vm, disk, NULL, true));
     ignore_value(qemuBlockNodeNamesDetect(driver, vm, asyncJob));
     qemuBlockJobUnregister(job);
+    qemuDomainSaveConfig(vm);
 }
 
 
@@ -381,12 +382,6 @@ qemuBlockJobEventProcessLegacy(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
 
     if (virDomainSaveStatus(driver->xmlopt, cfg->stateDir, vm, driver->caps) < 0)
         VIR_WARN("Unable to save status on vm %s after block job", vm->def->name);
-
-    if (job->state == VIR_DOMAIN_BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED && vm->newDef) {
-        if (virDomainSaveConfig(cfg->configDir, driver->caps, vm->newDef) < 0)
-            VIR_WARN("Unable to update persistent definition on vm %s "
-                     "after block job", vm->def->name);
-    }
 }