diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index a2bffce..3cd281d 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -3010,7 +3010,8 @@
                                                  QDict *options,
                                                  const BdrvChildRole *role,
                                                  QDict *parent_options,
-                                                 int parent_flags)
+                                                 int parent_flags,
+                                                 bool keep_old_opts)
 {
     assert(bs != NULL);
 
@@ -3050,13 +3051,13 @@
      */
 
     /* Old explicitly set values (don't overwrite by inherited value) */
-    if (bs_entry) {
-        old_options = qdict_clone_shallow(bs_entry->state.explicit_options);
-    } else {
-        old_options = qdict_clone_shallow(bs->explicit_options);
+    if (bs_entry || keep_old_opts) {
+        old_options = qdict_clone_shallow(bs_entry ?
+                                          bs_entry->state.explicit_options :
+                                          bs->explicit_options);
+        bdrv_join_options(bs, options, old_options);
+        qobject_unref(old_options);
     }
-    bdrv_join_options(bs, options, old_options);
-    qobject_unref(old_options);
 
     explicit_options = qdict_clone_shallow(options);
 
@@ -3068,10 +3069,12 @@
         flags = bdrv_get_flags(bs);
     }
 
-    /* Old values are used for options that aren't set yet */
-    old_options = qdict_clone_shallow(bs->options);
-    bdrv_join_options(bs, options, old_options);
-    qobject_unref(old_options);
+    if (keep_old_opts) {
+        /* Old values are used for options that aren't set yet */
+        old_options = qdict_clone_shallow(bs->options);
+        bdrv_join_options(bs, options, old_options);
+        qobject_unref(old_options);
+    }
 
     /* We have the final set of options so let's update the flags */
     options_copy = qdict_clone_shallow(options);
@@ -3121,7 +3124,7 @@
         g_free(child_key_dot);
 
         bdrv_reopen_queue_child(bs_queue, child->bs, new_child_options,
-                                child->role, options, flags);
+                                child->role, options, flags, keep_old_opts);
     }
 
     return bs_queue;
@@ -3129,9 +3132,10 @@
 
 BlockReopenQueue *bdrv_reopen_queue(BlockReopenQueue *bs_queue,
                                     BlockDriverState *bs,
-                                    QDict *options)
+                                    QDict *options, bool keep_old_opts)
 {
-    return bdrv_reopen_queue_child(bs_queue, bs, options, NULL, NULL, 0);
+    return bdrv_reopen_queue_child(bs_queue, bs, options, NULL, NULL, 0,
+                                   keep_old_opts);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3224,7 +3228,7 @@
     qdict_put_bool(opts, BDRV_OPT_READ_ONLY, read_only);
 
     bdrv_subtree_drained_begin(bs);
-    queue = bdrv_reopen_queue(NULL, bs, opts);
+    queue = bdrv_reopen_queue(NULL, bs, opts, true);
     ret = bdrv_reopen_multiple(bdrv_get_aio_context(bs), queue, errp);
     bdrv_subtree_drained_end(bs);