1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/blockdev-nbd.c b/blockdev-nbd.c
index 3a51b3e792..7bb0b09697 100644
--- a/blockdev-nbd.c
+++ b/blockdev-nbd.c
@@ -28,9 +28,15 @@ typedef struct NBDServerData {
 } NBDServerData;
 
 static NBDServerData *nbd_server;
+static bool is_qemu_nbd;
 
 static void nbd_update_server_watch(NBDServerData *s);
 
+void nbd_server_is_qemu_nbd(bool value)
+{
+    is_qemu_nbd = value;
+}
+
 static void nbd_blockdev_client_closed(NBDClient *client, bool ignored)
 {
     nbd_client_put(client);
@@ -176,7 +182,7 @@ BlockExport *nbd_export_create(BlockExportOptions *exp_args, Error **errp)
 
     assert(exp_args->type == BLOCK_EXPORT_TYPE_NBD);
 
-    if (!nbd_server) {
+    if (!nbd_server && !is_qemu_nbd) {
         error_setg(errp, "NBD server not running");
         return NULL;
     }