diff --git a/block/export/export.c b/block/export/export.c
index e3fee60..62c7c22 100644
--- a/block/export/export.c
+++ b/block/export/export.c
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@
     return exp;
 
 fail:
+    blk_set_dev_ops(exp->blk, NULL, NULL);
     blk_unref(blk);
     aio_context_release(ctx);
     if (exp) {
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@
     assert(exp->refcount == 0);
     QLIST_REMOVE(exp, next);
     exp->drv->delete(exp);
+    blk_set_dev_ops(exp->blk, NULL, NULL);
     blk_unref(exp->blk);
     qapi_event_send_block_export_deleted(exp->id);
     g_free(exp->id);
diff --git a/block/export/vduse-blk.c b/block/export/vduse-blk.c
index f7ae44e..b53ef39 100644
--- a/block/export/vduse-blk.c
+++ b/block/export/vduse-blk.c
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@
 
     blk_remove_aio_context_notifier(exp->blk, blk_aio_attached, blk_aio_detach,
                                     vblk_exp);
-    blk_set_dev_ops(exp->blk, NULL, NULL);
     ret = vduse_dev_destroy(vblk_exp->dev);
     if (ret != -EBUSY) {
         unlink(vblk_exp->recon_file);