diff --git a/block/qcow2-snapshot.c b/block/qcow2-snapshot.c
index eb8fcd5549..f4719d9909 100644
--- a/block/qcow2-snapshot.c
+++ b/block/qcow2-snapshot.c
@@ -180,11 +180,14 @@ static int qcow2_write_snapshots(BlockDriverState *bs)
 
     /* Allocate space for the new snapshot list */
     snapshots_offset = qcow2_alloc_clusters(bs, snapshots_size);
-    bdrv_flush(bs->file);
     offset = snapshots_offset;
     if (offset < 0) {
         return offset;
     }
+    ret = bdrv_flush(bs);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return ret;
+    }
 
     /* Write all snapshots to the new list */
     for(i = 0; i < s->nb_snapshots; i++) {