diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index c8ac91eb63..6191ac1f44 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -526,8 +526,8 @@ typedef struct CreateCo {
     Error *err;
 } CreateCo;
 
-static int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_create(BlockDriver *drv, const char *filename,
-                                       QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
+int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_create(BlockDriver *drv, const char *filename,
+                                QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret;
     GLOBAL_STATE_CODE();
@@ -547,43 +547,6 @@ static int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_create(BlockDriver *drv, const char *filename,
     return ret;
 }
 
-static void coroutine_fn bdrv_create_co_entry(void *opaque)
-{
-    CreateCo *cco = opaque;
-    GLOBAL_STATE_CODE();
-
-    cco->ret = bdrv_co_create(cco->drv, cco->filename, cco->opts, &cco->err);
-    aio_wait_kick();
-}
-
-int bdrv_create(BlockDriver *drv, const char* filename,
-                QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
-{
-    GLOBAL_STATE_CODE();
-
-    if (qemu_in_coroutine()) {
-        /* Fast-path if already in coroutine context */
-        return bdrv_co_create(drv, filename, opts, errp);
-    } else {
-        Coroutine *co;
-        CreateCo cco = {
-            .drv = drv,
-            .filename = filename,
-            .opts = opts,
-            .ret = NOT_DONE,
-            .err = NULL,
-        };
-
-        co = qemu_coroutine_create(bdrv_create_co_entry, &cco);
-        qemu_coroutine_enter(co);
-        while (cco.ret == NOT_DONE) {
-            aio_poll(qemu_get_aio_context(), true);
-        }
-        error_propagate(errp, cco.err);
-        return cco.ret;
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  * Helper function for bdrv_create_file_fallback(): Resize @blk to at
  * least the given @minimum_size.
diff --git a/include/block/block-global-state.h b/include/block/block-global-state.h
index 387a7cbb2e..1f8b54f2df 100644
--- a/include/block/block-global-state.h
+++ b/include/block/block-global-state.h
@@ -55,8 +55,12 @@ BlockDriver *bdrv_find_protocol(const char *filename,
                                 bool allow_protocol_prefix,
                                 Error **errp);
 BlockDriver *bdrv_find_format(const char *format_name);
-int bdrv_create(BlockDriver *drv, const char* filename,
-                QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp);
+
+int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_create(BlockDriver *drv, const char *filename,
+                                QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp);
+int co_wrapper bdrv_create(BlockDriver *drv, const char *filename,
+                           QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp);
+
 int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_create_file(const char *filename, QemuOpts *opts,
                                      Error **errp);