diff --git a/block/qcow.c b/block/qcow.c
index 4202797a11..251910cc9d 100644
--- a/block/qcow.c
+++ b/block/qcow.c
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ static int64_t coroutine_fn qcow_co_get_block_status(BlockDriverState *bs,
         return BDRV_BLOCK_DATA;
     }
     cluster_offset |= (index_in_cluster << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS);
+    *file = bs->file->bs;
     return BDRV_BLOCK_DATA | BDRV_BLOCK_OFFSET_VALID | cluster_offset;
 }