1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 811239ca23..1ec4512d1e 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -4553,6 +4553,7 @@ static void coroutine_fn bdrv_co_invalidate_cache(BlockDriverState *bs,
         if (parent->role->activate) {
             parent->role->activate(parent, &local_err);
             if (local_err) {
+                bs->open_flags |= BDRV_O_INACTIVE;
                 error_propagate(errp, local_err);
                 return;
             }