1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/block/qcow.c b/block/qcow.c
index 4534515..038b05a 100644
--- a/block/qcow.c
+++ b/block/qcow.c
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ static int qcow_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
     QCowHeader header;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
+    bs->file = bdrv_open_child(NULL, options, "file", bs, &child_file,
+                               false, errp);
+    if (!bs->file) {
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+
     ret = bdrv_pread(bs->file, 0, &header, sizeof(header));
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto fail;