diff --git a/block/ssh.c b/block/ssh.c
index 5ce12b633a..75cb7bc02d 100644
--- a/block/ssh.c
+++ b/block/ssh.c
@@ -254,15 +254,30 @@ static int parse_uri(const char *filename, QDict *options, Error **errp)
     return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+static bool ssh_has_filename_options_conflict(QDict *options, Error **errp)
+{
+    const QDictEntry *qe;
+
+    for (qe = qdict_first(options); qe; qe = qdict_next(options, qe)) {
+        if (!strcmp(qe->key, "host") ||
+            !strcmp(qe->key, "port") ||
+            !strcmp(qe->key, "path") ||
+            !strcmp(qe->key, "user") ||
+            !strcmp(qe->key, "host_key_check"))
+        {
+            error_setg(errp, "Option '%s' cannot be used with a file name",
+                       qe->key);
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 static void ssh_parse_filename(const char *filename, QDict *options,
                                Error **errp)
 {
-    if (qdict_haskey(options, "user") ||
-        qdict_haskey(options, "host") ||
-        qdict_haskey(options, "port") ||
-        qdict_haskey(options, "path") ||
-        qdict_haskey(options, "host_key_check")) {
-        error_setg(errp, "user, host, port, path, host_key_check cannot be used at the same time as a file option");
+    if (ssh_has_filename_options_conflict(options, errp)) {
         return;
     }