diff --git a/block/vdi.c b/block/vdi.c
index 294c43877a..b403243604 100644
--- a/block/vdi.c
+++ b/block/vdi.c
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@ static int64_t coroutine_fn vdi_co_get_block_status(BlockDriverState *bs,
     offset = s->header.offset_data +
                               (uint64_t)bmap_entry * s->block_size +
                               sector_in_block * SECTOR_SIZE;
+    *file = bs->file->bs;
     return BDRV_BLOCK_DATA | BDRV_BLOCK_OFFSET_VALID | offset;
 }