diff --git a/block/vdi.c b/block/vdi.c
index 96a22b8e83..668af0a828 100644
--- a/block/vdi.c
+++ b/block/vdi.c
@@ -865,6 +865,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn vdi_co_do_create(BlockdevCreateOptions *create_options,
         }
     }
 
+    ret = 0;
 exit:
     blk_unref(blk);
     bdrv_unref(bs_file);