diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/129 b/tests/qemu-iotests/129
index bd29c54af8..0f2e5418ef 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/129
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/129
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class TestStopWithBlockJob(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         result = self.vm.qmp("stop")
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
         result = self.vm.qmp("query-block-jobs")
-        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/busy', True)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/status', 'running')
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return[0]/ready', False)
 
     def test_drive_mirror(self):