diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 1fbbb8d606..7eda9a42b3 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -4161,8 +4161,8 @@ bool bdrv_op_blocker_is_empty(BlockDriverState *bs)
 
 void bdrv_img_create(const char *filename, const char *fmt,
                      const char *base_filename, const char *base_fmt,
-                     char *options, uint64_t img_size, int flags,
-                     Error **errp, bool quiet)
+                     char *options, uint64_t img_size, int flags, bool quiet,
+                     Error **errp)
 {
     QemuOptsList *create_opts = NULL;
     QemuOpts *opts = NULL;
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 4927914ce3..94726ed4ac 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ static void external_snapshot_prepare(BlkActionState *common,
             bdrv_img_create(new_image_file, format,
                             state->old_bs->filename,
                             state->old_bs->drv->format_name,
-                            NULL, size, flags, &local_err, false);
+                            NULL, size, flags, false, &local_err);
             if (local_err) {
                 error_propagate(errp, local_err);
                 return;
@@ -3237,10 +3237,10 @@ static BlockJob *do_drive_backup(DriveBackup *backup, BlockJobTxn *txn,
         if (source) {
             bdrv_img_create(backup->target, backup->format, source->filename,
                             source->drv->format_name, NULL,
-                            size, flags, &local_err, false);
+                            size, flags, false, &local_err);
         } else {
             bdrv_img_create(backup->target, backup->format, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-                            size, flags, &local_err, false);
+                            size, flags, false, &local_err);
         }
     }
 
@@ -3531,7 +3531,7 @@ void qmp_drive_mirror(DriveMirror *arg, Error **errp)
         /* create new image w/o backing file */
         assert(format);
         bdrv_img_create(arg->target, format,
-                        NULL, NULL, NULL, size, flags, &local_err, false);
+                        NULL, NULL, NULL, size, flags, false, &local_err);
     } else {
         switch (arg->mode) {
         case NEW_IMAGE_MODE_EXISTING:
@@ -3541,7 +3541,7 @@ void qmp_drive_mirror(DriveMirror *arg, Error **errp)
             bdrv_img_create(arg->target, format,
                             source->filename,
                             source->drv->format_name,
-                            NULL, size, flags, &local_err, false);
+                            NULL, size, flags, false, &local_err);
             break;
         default:
             abort();
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index 5ddc0cf21b..466de49b48 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ int bdrv_load_vmstate(BlockDriverState *bs, uint8_t *buf,
 void bdrv_img_create(const char *filename, const char *fmt,
                      const char *base_filename, const char *base_fmt,
                      char *options, uint64_t img_size, int flags,
-                     Error **errp, bool quiet);
+                     bool quiet, Error **errp);
 
 /* Returns the alignment in bytes that is required so that no bounce buffer
  * is required throughout the stack */
diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index b220cf71d7..2c090532e9 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static int img_create(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 
     bdrv_img_create(filename, fmt, base_filename, base_fmt,
-                    options, img_size, 0, &local_err, quiet);
+                    options, img_size, 0, quiet, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_reportf_err(local_err, "%s: ", filename);
         goto fail;
diff --git a/tests/test-replication.c b/tests/test-replication.c
index fac2da3f58..3016c6f2e0 100644
--- a/tests/test-replication.c
+++ b/tests/test-replication.c
@@ -144,18 +144,18 @@ static void prepare_imgs(void)
 
     /* Primary */
     bdrv_img_create(p_local_disk, "qcow2", NULL, NULL, NULL, IMG_SIZE,
-                    BDRV_O_RDWR, &local_err, true);
+                    BDRV_O_RDWR, true, &local_err);
     g_assert(!local_err);
 
     /* Secondary */
     bdrv_img_create(s_local_disk, "qcow2", NULL, NULL, NULL, IMG_SIZE,
-                    BDRV_O_RDWR, &local_err, true);
+                    BDRV_O_RDWR, true, &local_err);
     g_assert(!local_err);
     bdrv_img_create(s_active_disk, "qcow2", NULL, NULL, NULL, IMG_SIZE,
-                    BDRV_O_RDWR, &local_err, true);
+                    BDRV_O_RDWR, true, &local_err);
     g_assert(!local_err);
     bdrv_img_create(s_hidden_disk, "qcow2", NULL, NULL, NULL, IMG_SIZE,
-                    BDRV_O_RDWR, &local_err, true);
+                    BDRV_O_RDWR, true, &local_err);
     g_assert(!local_err);
 }