diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/regressions/test_bug_2139351.py b/nova/tests/functional/regressions/test_bug_2139351.py
index b5584353b287..76650633841f 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/regressions/test_bug_2139351.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/regressions/test_bug_2139351.py
@@ -126,18 +126,14 @@ class TestLiveMigrationIOThreadPinning(
         dest_iothreadpin = self._get_xml_element(
             dest_xml, './cputune/iothreadpin')
         self.assertIsNotNone(dest_iothreadpin)
-        # FIXME: this is bug 2139351
-        self.assertEqual('0-1', dest_iothreadpin.get('cpuset'))
-        self.assertNotEqual(
-            dest_emulatorpin.get('cpuset'), dest_iothreadpin.get('cpuset'))
-        # self.assertEqual(
-        #     '2-3', dest_iothreadpin.get('cpuset'),
-        #     f"iothreadpin was not updated during live migration. "
-        #     f"Expected '2-3' but got '{dest_iothreadpin.get('cpuset')}'")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            '2-3', dest_iothreadpin.get('cpuset'),
+            f"iothreadpin was not updated during live migration. "
+            f"Expected '2-3' but got '{dest_iothreadpin.get('cpuset')}'")
 
-        # # Both should match
-        # self.assertEqual(
-        #     dest_emulatorpin.get('cpuset'), dest_iothreadpin.get('cpuset'))
+        # Both should match
+        self.assertEqual(
+            dest_emulatorpin.get('cpuset'), dest_iothreadpin.get('cpuset'))
 
     def test_live_migrate_unpinned_vcpu_cpuset_updated(self):
         """Test vcpu cpuset updated for unpinned VMs with cpu_shared_set.
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_config.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_config.py
index 2816878aaeb1..4de39628cb3a 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_config.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_config.py
@@ -4049,10 +4049,14 @@ class LibvirtConfigGuestCPUTuneTest(LibvirtConfigBaseTest):
         vcpu3.cpuset = set([6, 7])
         cputune.vcpupin.extend([vcpu0, vcpu1, vcpu2, vcpu3])
 
-        emu = config.LibvirtConfigGuestCPUTuneIOThreadPin()
+        emu = config.LibvirtConfigGuestCPUTuneEmulatorPin()
         emu.cpuset = set([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7])
         cputune.emulatorpin = emu
 
+        iot = config.LibvirtConfigGuestCPUTuneIOThreadPin()
+        iot.cpuset = set([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7])
+        cputune.iothreadpin = iot
+
         sch0 = config.LibvirtConfigGuestCPUTuneVCPUSched()
         sch0.vcpus = set([0, 1, 2, 3])
         sch0.scheduler = "fifo"
@@ -4066,6 +4070,7 @@ class LibvirtConfigGuestCPUTuneTest(LibvirtConfigBaseTest):
         xml = cputune.to_xml()
         self.assertXmlEqual("""
           <cputune>
+            <emulatorpin cpuset="0-7"/>
             <iothreadpin cpuset="0-7"/>
             <vcpupin vcpu="0" cpuset="0-1"/>
             <vcpupin vcpu="1" cpuset="2-3"/>
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_migration.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_migration.py
index 38680f10cf99..db44e7ac7dba 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_migration.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_migration.py
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ class UtilityMigrationTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
                 <vcpupin vcpu="0" cpuset="0,1,2,^2"/>
                 <vcpupin vcpu="1" cpuset="2-4,^4"/>
                 <emulatorpin cpuset="8-10,^8"/>
+                <iothreadpin cpuset="8-10,^8"/>
                 <vcpusched vcpus="10" priority="13" scheduler="fifo"/>
                 <vcpusched vcpus="11" priority="13" scheduler="fifo"/>
               </cputune>
@@ -545,6 +546,7 @@ class UtilityMigrationTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
                 <vcpupin vcpu="0" cpuset="10-11"/>
                 <vcpupin vcpu="1" cpuset="12-13"/>
                 <emulatorpin cpuset="18-19"/>
+                <iothreadpin cpuset="18-19"/>
                 <vcpusched vcpus="20-21" priority="22" scheduler="fifo"/>
               </cputune>
               <numatune>
diff --git a/nova/virt/libvirt/migration.py b/nova/virt/libvirt/migration.py
index 80f3f7730265..30dc39b2cb8f 100644
--- a/nova/virt/libvirt/migration.py
+++ b/nova/virt/libvirt/migration.py
@@ -270,6 +270,10 @@ def _update_numa_xml(xml_doc, migrate_data):
         emulatorpin.set('cpuset',
                         hardware.format_cpu_spec(info.emulator_pins))
 
+        iothreadpin = xml_doc.find('./cputune/iothreadpin')
+        iothreadpin.set('cpuset',
+                        hardware.format_cpu_spec(info.emulator_pins))
+
         all_cells = []
         for guest_id, host_ids in info.cell_pins.items():
             all_cells.extend(host_ids)