diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 2fd932154e..1e68bd2f5f 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -5787,6 +5787,7 @@ int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_invalidate_cache(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp)
         bdrv_get_cumulative_perm(bs, &perm, &shared_perm);
         ret = bdrv_check_perm(bs, NULL, perm, shared_perm, NULL, NULL, errp);
         if (ret < 0) {
+            bdrv_abort_perm_update(bs);
             bs->open_flags |= BDRV_O_INACTIVE;
             return ret;
         }