diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index e701ec0372..df2d3a6e8c 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -788,6 +788,15 @@ ro_cleanup:
     return ret;
 }
 
+void bdrv_commit_all(void)
+{
+    BlockDriverState *bs;
+
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH(bs, &bdrv_states, list) {
+        bdrv_commit(bs);
+    }
+}
+
 /*
  * Return values:
  * 0        - success
diff --git a/block.h b/block.h
index d22401fdba..1f69cbd7c7 100644
--- a/block.h
+++ b/block.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ int64_t bdrv_getlength(BlockDriverState *bs);
 void bdrv_get_geometry(BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t *nb_sectors_ptr);
 void bdrv_guess_geometry(BlockDriverState *bs, int *pcyls, int *pheads, int *psecs);
 int bdrv_commit(BlockDriverState *bs);
+void bdrv_commit_all(void);
 int bdrv_change_backing_file(BlockDriverState *bs,
     const char *backing_file, const char *backing_fmt);
 void bdrv_register(BlockDriver *bdrv);
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index b5570f403f..d74cd1d802 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -486,16 +486,16 @@ DriveInfo *drive_init(QemuOpts *opts, int default_to_scsi, int *fatal_error)
 
 void do_commit(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
-    int all_devices;
-    DriveInfo *dinfo;
     const char *device = qdict_get_str(qdict, "device");
+    BlockDriverState *bs;
 
-    all_devices = !strcmp(device, "all");
-    QTAILQ_FOREACH(dinfo, &drives, next) {
-        if (!all_devices)
-            if (strcmp(bdrv_get_device_name(dinfo->bdrv), device))
-                continue;
-        bdrv_commit(dinfo->bdrv);
+    if (!strcmp(device, "all")) {
+        bdrv_commit_all();
+    } else {
+        bs = bdrv_find(device);
+        if (bs) {
+            bdrv_commit(bs);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index 87628ea33f..9b69d928ef 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -351,12 +351,7 @@ static int mux_proc_byte(CharDriverState *chr, MuxDriver *d, int ch)
                  break;
             }
         case 's':
-            {
-                DriveInfo *dinfo;
-                QTAILQ_FOREACH(dinfo, &drives, next) {
-                    bdrv_commit(dinfo->bdrv);
-                }
-            }
+            bdrv_commit_all();
             break;
         case 'b':
             qemu_chr_event(chr, CHR_EVENT_BREAK);