1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/block/vpc.c b/block/vpc.c
index ed6353dbd4..d0df2a1c54 100644
--- a/block/vpc.c
+++ b/block/vpc.c
@@ -220,6 +220,12 @@ static int vpc_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
     int disk_type = VHD_DYNAMIC;
     int ret;
 
+    bs->file = bdrv_open_child(NULL, options, "file", bs, &child_file,
+                               false, errp);
+    if (!bs->file) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
     opts = qemu_opts_create(&vpc_runtime_opts, NULL, 0, &error_abort);
     qemu_opts_absorb_qdict(opts, options, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {