diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/qsd-jobs b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/qsd-jobs
index 972b6b3898..510bf0a9dc 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/qsd-jobs
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/qsd-jobs
@@ -52,9 +52,12 @@ echo "=== Job still present at shutdown ==="
 echo
 
 # Just make sure that this doesn't crash
+# (Filter job status and READY events, because their order may differ
+# between runs, particularly around when 'quit' is issued)
 $QSD --chardev stdio,id=stdio --monitor chardev=stdio \
     --blockdev node-name=file0,driver=file,filename="$TEST_IMG" \
-    --blockdev node-name=fmt0,driver=qcow2,file=file0 <<EOF | _filter_qmp
+    --blockdev node-name=fmt0,driver=qcow2,file=file0 <<EOF \
+    | _filter_qmp | grep -v JOB_STATUS_CHANGE | grep -v BLOCK_JOB_READY
 {"execute":"qmp_capabilities"}
 {"execute": "block-commit", "arguments": {"device": "fmt0", "job-id": "job0"}}
 {"execute": "quit"}
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/qsd-jobs.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/qsd-jobs.out
index 05e1165e80..5f41491e05 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/qsd-jobs.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/tests/qsd-jobs.out
@@ -6,19 +6,9 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728 backing_file=TEST_DIR/
 
 QMP_VERSION
 {"return": {}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "created", "id": "job0"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "running", "id": "job0"}}
 {"return": {}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "ready", "id": "job0"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_READY", "data": {"device": "job0", "len": 0, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "commit"}}
 {"return": {}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "standby", "id": "job0"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "ready", "id": "job0"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "waiting", "id": "job0"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "pending", "id": "job0"}}
 {"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "BLOCK_JOB_COMPLETED", "data": {"device": "job0", "len": 0, "offset": 0, "speed": 0, "type": "commit"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "concluded", "id": "job0"}}
-{"timestamp": {"seconds":  TIMESTAMP, "microseconds":  TIMESTAMP}, "event": "JOB_STATUS_CHANGE", "data": {"status": "null", "id": "job0"}}
 
 === Streaming can't get permission on base node ===