diff --git a/tests/test-blockjob.c b/tests/test-blockjob.c
index ad4a65bc78..8e8b680416 100644
--- a/tests/test-blockjob.c
+++ b/tests/test-blockjob.c
@@ -206,18 +206,20 @@ static const BlockJobDriver test_cancel_driver = {
     },
 };
 
-static CancelJob *create_common(BlockJob **pjob)
+static CancelJob *create_common(Job **pjob)
 {
     BlockBackend *blk;
-    BlockJob *job;
+    Job *job;
+    BlockJob *bjob;
     CancelJob *s;
 
     blk = create_blk(NULL);
-    job = mk_job(blk, "Steve", &test_cancel_driver, true,
-                 JOB_MANUAL_FINALIZE | JOB_MANUAL_DISMISS);
-    job_ref(&job->job);
-    assert(job->job.status == JOB_STATUS_CREATED);
-    s = container_of(job, CancelJob, common);
+    bjob = mk_job(blk, "Steve", &test_cancel_driver, true,
+                  JOB_MANUAL_FINALIZE | JOB_MANUAL_DISMISS);
+    job = &bjob->job;
+    job_ref(job);
+    assert(job->status == JOB_STATUS_CREATED);
+    s = container_of(bjob, CancelJob, common);
     s->blk = blk;
 
     *pjob = job;
@@ -242,7 +244,7 @@ static void cancel_common(CancelJob *s)
 
 static void test_cancel_created(void)
 {
-    BlockJob *job;
+    Job *job;
     CancelJob *s;
 
     s = create_common(&job);
@@ -251,119 +253,119 @@ static void test_cancel_created(void)
 
 static void test_cancel_running(void)
 {
-    BlockJob *job;
+    Job *job;
     CancelJob *s;
 
     s = create_common(&job);
 
-    job_start(&job->job);
-    assert(job->job.status == JOB_STATUS_RUNNING);
+    job_start(job);
+    assert(job->status == JOB_STATUS_RUNNING);
 
     cancel_common(s);
 }
 
 static void test_cancel_paused(void)
 {
-    BlockJob *job;
+    Job *job;
     CancelJob *s;
 
     s = create_common(&job);
 
-    job_start(&job->job);
-    assert(job->job.status == JOB_STATUS_RUNNING);
+    job_start(job);
+    assert(job->status == JOB_STATUS_RUNNING);
 
-    job_user_pause(&job->job, &error_abort);
-    job_enter(&job->job);
-    assert(job->job.status == JOB_STATUS_PAUSED);
+    job_user_pause(job, &error_abort);
+    job_enter(job);
+    assert(job->status == JOB_STATUS_PAUSED);
 
     cancel_common(s);
 }
 
 static void test_cancel_ready(void)
 {
-    BlockJob *job;
+    Job *job;
     CancelJob *s;
 
     s = create_common(&job);
 
-    job_start(&job->job);
-    assert(job->job.status == JOB_STATUS_RUNNING);
+    job_start(job);
+    assert(job->status == JOB_STATUS_RUNNING);
 
     s->should_converge = true;
-    job_enter(&job->job);
-    assert(job->job.status == JOB_STATUS_READY);
+    job_enter(job);
+    assert(job->status == JOB_STATUS_READY);
 
     cancel_common(s);
 }
 
 static void test_cancel_standby(void)
 {
-    BlockJob *job;
+    Job *job;
     CancelJob *s;
 
     s = create_common(&job);
 
-    job_start(&job->job);
-    assert(job->job.status == JOB_STATUS_RUNNING);
+    job_start(job);
+    assert(job->status == JOB_STATUS_RUNNING);
 
     s->should_converge = true;
-    job_enter(&job->job);
-    assert(job->job.status == JOB_STATUS_READY);
+    job_enter(job);
+    assert(job->status == JOB_STATUS_READY);
 
-    job_user_pause(&job->job, &error_abort);
-    job_enter(&job->job);
-    assert(job->job.status == JOB_STATUS_STANDBY);
+    job_user_pause(job, &error_abort);
+    job_enter(job);
+    assert(job->status == JOB_STATUS_STANDBY);
 
     cancel_common(s);
 }
 
 static void test_cancel_pending(void)
 {
-    BlockJob *job;
+    Job *job;
     CancelJob *s;
 
     s = create_common(&job);
 
-    job_start(&job->job);
-    assert(job->job.status == JOB_STATUS_RUNNING);
+    job_start(job);
+    assert(job->status == JOB_STATUS_RUNNING);
 
     s->should_converge = true;
-    job_enter(&job->job);
-    assert(job->job.status == JOB_STATUS_READY);
+    job_enter(job);
+    assert(job->status == JOB_STATUS_READY);
 
-    job_complete(&job->job, &error_abort);
-    job_enter(&job->job);
+    job_complete(job, &error_abort);
+    job_enter(job);
     while (!s->completed) {
         aio_poll(qemu_get_aio_context(), true);
     }
-    assert(job->job.status == JOB_STATUS_PENDING);
+    assert(job->status == JOB_STATUS_PENDING);
 
     cancel_common(s);
 }
 
 static void test_cancel_concluded(void)
 {
-    BlockJob *job;
+    Job *job;
     CancelJob *s;
 
     s = create_common(&job);
 
-    job_start(&job->job);
-    assert(job->job.status == JOB_STATUS_RUNNING);
+    job_start(job);
+    assert(job->status == JOB_STATUS_RUNNING);
 
     s->should_converge = true;
-    job_enter(&job->job);
-    assert(job->job.status == JOB_STATUS_READY);
+    job_enter(job);
+    assert(job->status == JOB_STATUS_READY);
 
-    job_complete(&job->job, &error_abort);
-    job_enter(&job->job);
+    job_complete(job, &error_abort);
+    job_enter(job);
     while (!s->completed) {
         aio_poll(qemu_get_aio_context(), true);
     }
-    assert(job->job.status == JOB_STATUS_PENDING);
+    assert(job->status == JOB_STATUS_PENDING);
 
-    job_finalize(&job->job, &error_abort);
-    assert(job->job.status == JOB_STATUS_CONCLUDED);
+    job_finalize(job, &error_abort);
+    assert(job->status == JOB_STATUS_CONCLUDED);
 
     cancel_common(s);
 }