diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 7d69f312b6..106238d0b7 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -3483,9 +3483,7 @@ int bdrv_truncate(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t offset)
         return -ENOTSUP;
     if (bs->read_only)
         return -EACCES;
-    if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_RESIZE, NULL)) {
-        return -EBUSY;
-    }
+
     ret = drv->bdrv_truncate(bs, offset);
     if (ret == 0) {
         ret = refresh_total_sectors(bs, offset >> BDRV_SECTOR_BITS);
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 03ab153d01..e8bfa3c660 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -1819,6 +1819,11 @@ void qmp_block_resize(bool has_device, const char *device,
         return;
     }
 
+    if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_RESIZE, NULL)) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_IN_USE, device);
+        return;
+    }
+
     /* complete all in-flight operations before resizing the device */
     bdrv_drain_all();