diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 7710b39..5d51419 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -4697,9 +4697,9 @@
     assert((int) op >= 0 && op < BLOCK_OP_TYPE_MAX);
     if (!QLIST_EMPTY(&bs->op_blockers[op])) {
         blocker = QLIST_FIRST(&bs->op_blockers[op]);
-        error_propagate(errp, error_copy(blocker->reason));
-        error_prepend(errp, "Node '%s' is busy: ",
-                      bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
+        error_propagate_prepend(errp, error_copy(blocker->reason),
+                                "Node '%s' is busy: ",
+                                bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
         return true;
     }
     return false;