diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl.c b/tools/libxl/libxl.c
index 811678f..29fb10f 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl.c
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ int libxl_stubdom_create(struct libxl_ctx *ctx,
                          libxl_device_disk *disks, int num_disks,
                          libxl_device_nic *vifs, int num_vifs,
                          libxl_device_vfb *vfb,
-                         libxl_device_vkb *vkb,
+                         libxl_device_vkb *vkb, uint32_t *stubdomid,
                          libxl_device_model_starting **starting_r)
 {
     int i, num_console = 1, ret;
@@ -1141,6 +1141,9 @@ retry_transaction:
         ret = libxl_device_console_add(ctx, domid, &console[i]);
         if (ret) return ret;
     }
+
+    *stubdomid = domid;
+
     if (libxl_create_xenpv_qemu(ctx, vfb, num_console, console, &dm_starting) < 0) {
         free(args);
         return -1;
@@ -1150,8 +1153,6 @@ retry_transaction:
         return -1;
     }
 
-    libxl_domain_unpause(ctx, domid);
-
     if (starting_r) {
         *starting_r = libxl_calloc(ctx, sizeof(libxl_device_model_starting), 1);
         (*starting_r)->domid = info->domid;
diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl.h b/tools/libxl/libxl.h
index 76f9b5c..597d91b 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl.h
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl.h
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ int libxl_stubdom_create(struct libxl_ctx *ctx,
                          libxl_device_nic *vifs, int num_vifs,
                          libxl_device_vfb *vfb,
                          libxl_device_vkb *vkb,
-                         libxl_device_model_starting **starting_r);
+                         uint32_t *stubdomid, libxl_device_model_starting **starting_r);
 
 int libxl_vfb_and_vkb_from_device_model_info(struct libxl_ctx *ctx,
                                              libxl_device_model_info *info,
diff --git a/tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c b/tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c
index a20e77a..6ed8e26 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c
@@ -1154,9 +1154,11 @@ start:
         if (strstr(dm_info.device_model, "stubdom-dm")) {
             libxl_device_vfb vfb;
             libxl_device_vkb vkb;
+            uint32_t stubdomid;
 
             libxl_vfb_and_vkb_from_device_model_info(&ctx, &dm_info, &vfb, &vkb);
-            MUST( libxl_stubdom_create(&ctx, &dm_info, disks, num_disks, vifs, num_vifs, &vfb, &vkb, &dm_starting) );
+            MUST( libxl_stubdom_create(&ctx, &dm_info, disks, num_disks, vifs, num_vifs, &vfb, &vkb, &stubdomid, &dm_starting) );
+            libxl_domain_unpause(&ctx, stubdomid);
         } else {
             MUST( libxl_create_device_model(&ctx, &dm_info, disks, num_disks,
                                             vifs, num_vifs, &dm_starting) );