1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/block/replication.c b/block/replication.c
index 729dd12499..eff85c77ba 100644
--- a/block/replication.c
+++ b/block/replication.c
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ static int replication_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options,
     const char *mode;
     const char *top_id;
 
+    bs->file = bdrv_open_child(NULL, options, "file", bs, &child_file,
+                               false, errp);
+    if (!bs->file) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
     ret = -EINVAL;
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&replication_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);