1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/block/cow.c b/block/cow.c
index 1cc2e89c7c..767639c8d1 100644
--- a/block/cow.c
+++ b/block/cow.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static int cow_create(const char *filename, QEMUOptionParameter *options)
     }
 
 exit:
-    bdrv_delete(cow_bs);
+    bdrv_unref(cow_bs);
     return ret;
 }