diff --git a/block/blkdebug.c b/block/blkdebug.c
index 5ccbfcab42..e8fdf7b056 100644
--- a/block/blkdebug.c
+++ b/block/blkdebug.c
@@ -775,25 +775,20 @@ static void blkdebug_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
 static void suspend_request(BlockDriverState *bs, BlkdebugRule *rule)
 {
     BDRVBlkdebugState *s = bs->opaque;
-    BlkdebugSuspendedReq r;
+    BlkdebugSuspendedReq *r;
 
-    r = (BlkdebugSuspendedReq) {
-        .co         = qemu_coroutine_self(),
-        .tag        = g_strdup(rule->options.suspend.tag),
-    };
+    r = g_new(BlkdebugSuspendedReq, 1);
+
+    r->co         = qemu_coroutine_self();
+    r->tag        = g_strdup(rule->options.suspend.tag);
 
     remove_rule(rule);
-    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&s->suspended_reqs, &r, next);
+    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&s->suspended_reqs, r, next);
 
     if (!qtest_enabled()) {
-        printf("blkdebug: Suspended request '%s'\n", r.tag);
+        printf("blkdebug: Suspended request '%s'\n", r->tag);
     }
     qemu_coroutine_yield();
-    if (!qtest_enabled()) {
-        printf("blkdebug: Resuming request '%s'\n", r.tag);
-    }
-
-    g_free(r.tag);
 }
 
 static bool process_rule(BlockDriverState *bs, struct BlkdebugRule *rule,
@@ -880,8 +875,18 @@ retry:
      */
     QLIST_FOREACH(r, &s->suspended_reqs, next) {
         if (!strcmp(r->tag, tag)) {
+            Coroutine *co = r->co;
+
+            if (!qtest_enabled()) {
+                printf("blkdebug: Resuming request '%s'\n", r->tag);
+            }
+
             QLIST_REMOVE(r, next);
-            qemu_coroutine_enter(r->co);
+            g_free(r->tag);
+            g_free(r);
+
+            qemu_coroutine_enter(co);
+
             if (all) {
                 goto retry;
             }