diff --git a/block/monitor/block-hmp-cmds.c b/block/monitor/block-hmp-cmds.c
index 7645c7e5fb..5b2c597e7a 100644
--- a/block/monitor/block-hmp-cmds.c
+++ b/block/monitor/block-hmp-cmds.c
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ void hmp_info_block_jobs(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     }
 
     while (list) {
-        if (strcmp(list->value->type, "stream") == 0) {
+        if (list->value->type == JOB_TYPE_STREAM) {
             monitor_printf(mon, "Streaming device %s: Completed %" PRId64
                            " of %" PRId64 " bytes, speed limit %" PRId64
                            " bytes/s\n",
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ void hmp_info_block_jobs(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
             monitor_printf(mon, "Type %s, device %s: Completed %" PRId64
                            " of %" PRId64 " bytes, speed limit %" PRId64
                            " bytes/s\n",
-                           list->value->type,
+                           JobType_str(list->value->type),
                            list->value->device,
                            list->value->offset,
                            list->value->len,
diff --git a/blockjob.c b/blockjob.c
index f0505ad232..5b4786a70f 100644
--- a/blockjob.c
+++ b/blockjob.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ BlockJobInfo *block_job_query_locked(BlockJob *job, Error **errp)
                           &progress_total);
 
     info = g_new0(BlockJobInfo, 1);
-    info->type      = g_strdup(job_type_str(&job->job));
+    info->type      = job_type(&job->job);
     info->device    = g_strdup(job->job.id);
     info->busy      = job->job.busy;
     info->paused    = job->job.pause_count > 0;
diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index 6369207be2..9d03210664 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@
 # Since: 1.1
 ##
 { 'struct': 'BlockJobInfo',
-  'data': {'type': 'str', 'device': 'str', 'len': 'int',
+  'data': {'type': 'JobType', 'device': 'str', 'len': 'int',
            'offset': 'int', 'busy': 'bool', 'paused': 'bool', 'speed': 'int',
            'io-status': 'BlockDeviceIoStatus', 'ready': 'bool',
            'status': 'JobStatus',