diff --git a/pkg/provision/providers/qemu/launch.go b/pkg/provision/providers/qemu/launch.go
index 1671b73a4..a9bfc7388 100644
--- a/pkg/provision/providers/qemu/launch.go
+++ b/pkg/provision/providers/qemu/launch.go
@@ -394,6 +394,8 @@ func launchVM(config *LaunchConfig) error {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to kill process %w", err)
 			}
 
+			<-done
+
 			return fmt.Errorf("process stopped")
 		case err := <-done:
 			if err != nil {