diff --git a/blockjob.c b/blockjob.c
index d04f804001..120c1b7ead 100644
--- a/blockjob.c
+++ b/blockjob.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ BlockJobInfo *block_job_query_locked(BlockJob *job, Error **errp)
     info = g_new0(BlockJobInfo, 1);
     info->type      = g_strdup(job_type_str(&job->job));
     info->device    = g_strdup(job->job.id);
-    info->busy      = qatomic_read(&job->job.busy);
+    info->busy      = job->job.busy;
     info->paused    = job->job.pause_count > 0;
     info->offset    = progress_current;
     info->len       = progress_total;