diff --git a/blockjob.c b/blockjob.c
index cd4784f..60e72f5 100644
--- a/blockjob.c
+++ b/blockjob.c
@@ -41,14 +41,16 @@
 {
     BlockJob *job;
 
-    if (bs->job || bdrv_in_use(bs)) {
+    if (bs->job || !bdrv_op_blocker_is_empty(bs)) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_IN_USE, bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
         return NULL;
     }
     bdrv_ref(bs);
-    bdrv_set_in_use(bs, 1);
-
     job = g_malloc0(driver->instance_size);
+    error_setg(&job->blocker, "block device is in use by block job: %s",
+               BlockJobType_lookup[driver->job_type]);
+    bdrv_op_block_all(bs, job->blocker);
+
     job->driver        = driver;
     job->bs            = bs;
     job->cb            = cb;
@@ -63,8 +65,9 @@
         block_job_set_speed(job, speed, &local_err);
         if (local_err) {
             bs->job = NULL;
+            bdrv_op_unblock_all(bs, job->blocker);
+            error_free(job->blocker);
             g_free(job);
-            bdrv_set_in_use(bs, 0);
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             return NULL;
         }
@@ -79,8 +82,9 @@
     assert(bs->job == job);
     job->cb(job->opaque, ret);
     bs->job = NULL;
+    bdrv_op_unblock_all(bs, job->blocker);
+    error_free(job->blocker);
     g_free(job);
-    bdrv_set_in_use(bs, 0);
 }
 
 void block_job_set_speed(BlockJob *job, int64_t speed, Error **errp)