diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 7480765167..649742e376 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -11832,13 +11832,8 @@ static int qemuDomainRevertToSnapshot(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    snap = virDomainSnapshotFindByName(vm->snapshots, snapshot->name);
-    if (!snap) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_NO_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT,
-                       _("no domain snapshot with matching name '%s'"),
-                       snapshot->name);
+    if (!(snap = qemuSnapObjFromSnapshot(vm, snapshot)))
         goto cleanup;
-    }
 
     if (!vm->persistent &&
         snap->def->state != VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING &&
@@ -12200,13 +12195,8 @@ static int qemuDomainSnapshotDelete(virDomainSnapshotPtr snapshot,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    snap = virDomainSnapshotFindByName(vm->snapshots, snapshot->name);
-    if (!snap) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_NO_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT,
-                       _("no domain snapshot with matching name '%s'"),
-                       snapshot->name);
+    if (!(snap = qemuSnapObjFromSnapshot(vm, snapshot)))
         goto cleanup;
-    }
 
     if (!(flags & VIR_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT_DELETE_METADATA_ONLY)) {
         if (!(flags & VIR_DOMAIN_SNAPSHOT_DELETE_CHILDREN_ONLY) &&