diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 3ab72801f5..bdb7adb403 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -11211,7 +11211,7 @@ qemuDomainSnapshotCreateActiveExternal(virConnectPtr conn,
                                      JOB_MASK(QEMU_JOB_SUSPEND) |
                                      JOB_MASK(QEMU_JOB_MIGRATION_OP));
 
-        if (!(xml = qemuDomainDefFormatLive(driver, vm->def, true, false)))
+        if (!(xml = qemuDomainDefFormatLive(driver, vm->def, true, true)))
             goto endjob;
 
         if ((ret = qemuDomainSaveMemory(driver, vm, snap->def->file,