diff --git a/block/mirror.c b/block/mirror.c
index c962e8b471..b367b29324 100644
--- a/block/mirror.c
+++ b/block/mirror.c
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ typedef enum MirrorMethod {
 static BlockErrorAction mirror_error_action(MirrorBlockJob *s, bool read,
                                             int error)
 {
-    s->synced = false;
     s->actively_synced = false;
     if (read) {
         return block_job_error_action(&s->common, s->on_source_error,