diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c b/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c
index 8d470b090c..c3b02569cd 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_agent.c
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ qemuAgentMakeCommand(const char *cmdname,
 
     va_start(args, cmdname);
 
-    if (virJSONValueObjectCreateVArgs(&jargs, args) < 0) {
+    if (virJSONValueObjectAddVArgs(&jargs, args) < 0) {
         va_end(args);
         return NULL;
     }
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
index 24b6c29aca..a3bdfaaf0d 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ qemuMonitorJSONTransactionAdd(virJSONValue *actions,
 
     va_start(args, cmdname);
 
-    if (virJSONValueObjectCreateVArgs(&data, args) < 0) {
+    if (virJSONValueObjectAddVArgs(&data, args) < 0) {
         va_end(args);
         return -1;
     }
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ qemuMonitorJSONMakeCommand(const char *cmdname,
 
     va_start(args, cmdname);
 
-    if (virJSONValueObjectCreateVArgs(&jargs, args) < 0)
+    if (virJSONValueObjectAddVArgs(&jargs, args) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
     obj = qemuMonitorJSONMakeCommandInternal(cmdname, &jargs);