1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/block/qcow.c b/block/qcow.c
index 311aaa8705..72ed4c3321 100644
--- a/block/qcow.c
+++ b/block/qcow.c
@@ -121,10 +121,8 @@ static int qcow_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
     qdict_extract_subqdict(options, &encryptopts, "encrypt.");
     encryptfmt = qdict_get_try_str(encryptopts, "format");
 
-    bs->file = bdrv_open_child(NULL, options, "file", bs, &child_of_bds,
-                               BDRV_CHILD_IMAGE, false, errp);
-    if (!bs->file) {
-        ret = -EINVAL;
+    ret = bdrv_open_file_child(NULL, options, "file", bs, errp);
+    if (ret < 0) {
         goto fail;
     }