diff --git a/migration/block.c b/migration/block.c
index d259936..1941bc2 100644
--- a/migration/block.c
+++ b/migration/block.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-static void init_blk_migration(QEMUFile *f)
+static int init_blk_migration(QEMUFile *f)
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs;
     BlkMigDevState *bmds;
@@ -390,6 +390,8 @@
         BlkMigDevState *bmds;
         BlockDriverState *bs;
     } *bmds_bs;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    int ret;
 
     block_mig_state.submitted = 0;
     block_mig_state.read_done = 0;
@@ -411,12 +413,12 @@
 
         sectors = bdrv_nb_sectors(bs);
         if (sectors <= 0) {
+            ret = sectors;
             goto out;
         }
 
         bmds = g_new0(BlkMigDevState, 1);
-        /* FIXME Use real permissions */
-        bmds->blk = blk_new(0, BLK_PERM_ALL);
+        bmds->blk = blk_new(BLK_PERM_CONSISTENT_READ, BLK_PERM_ALL);
         bmds->blk_name = g_strdup(bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
         bmds->bulk_completed = 0;
         bmds->total_sectors = sectors;
@@ -446,7 +448,11 @@
         BlockDriverState *bs = bmds_bs[i].bs;
 
         if (bmds) {
-            blk_insert_bs(bmds->blk, bs, &error_abort);
+            ret = blk_insert_bs(bmds->blk, bs, &local_err);
+            if (ret < 0) {
+                error_report_err(local_err);
+                goto out;
+            }
 
             alloc_aio_bitmap(bmds);
             error_setg(&bmds->blocker, "block device is in use by migration");
@@ -454,8 +460,10 @@
         }
     }
 
+    ret = 0;
 out:
     g_free(bmds_bs);
+    return ret;
 }
 
 /* Called with no lock taken.  */
@@ -706,7 +714,11 @@
             block_mig_state.submitted, block_mig_state.transferred);
 
     qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
-    init_blk_migration(f);
+    ret = init_blk_migration(f);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
+        return ret;
+    }
 
     /* start track dirty blocks */
     ret = set_dirty_tracking();