1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index bdbdeae7e4..7423c5317b 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -3569,6 +3569,11 @@ void qmp_drive_mirror(DriveMirror *arg, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
+    /* Early check to avoid creating target */
+    if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_MIRROR_SOURCE, errp)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
     aio_context_acquire(aio_context);