diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/030 b/tests/qemu-iotests/030
index 104e3cee1b..1cdd7e2999 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/030
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/030
@@ -354,14 +354,14 @@ class TestParallelOps(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'error/desc',
             "Node 'node5' is busy: block device is in use by block job: commit")
 
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-job-set-speed', device='commit-drive0', speed=0)
+        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
+
         event = self.vm.event_wait(name='BLOCK_JOB_READY')
         self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/device', 'commit-drive0')
         self.assert_qmp(event, 'data/type', 'commit')
         self.assert_qmp_absent(event, 'data/error')
 
-        result = self.vm.qmp('block-job-set-speed', device='commit-drive0', speed=0)
-        self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
-
         result = self.vm.qmp('block-job-complete', device='commit-drive0')
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})