1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 0559d835a2..c8e2f97614 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -2398,6 +2398,14 @@ int bdrv_aio_multiwrite(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockRequest *reqs, int num_reqs)
     MultiwriteCB *mcb;
     int i;
 
+    /* don't submit writes if we don't have a medium */
+    if (bs->drv == NULL) {
+        for (i = 0; i < num_reqs; i++) {
+            reqs[i].error = -ENOMEDIUM;
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     if (num_reqs == 0) {
         return 0;
     }