diff --git a/block/io.c b/block/io.c
index d8b3c96efd..6dfc0ebb55 100644
--- a/block/io.c
+++ b/block/io.c
@@ -630,10 +630,10 @@ static int bdrv_rw_co(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num, uint8_t *buf,
 }
 
 /* return < 0 if error. See bdrv_write() for the return codes */
-int bdrv_read(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
+int bdrv_read(BdrvChild *child, int64_t sector_num,
               uint8_t *buf, int nb_sectors)
 {
-    return bdrv_rw_co(bs, sector_num, buf, nb_sectors, false, 0);
+    return bdrv_rw_co(child->bs, sector_num, buf, nb_sectors, false, 0);
 }
 
 /* Return < 0 if error. Important errors are:
diff --git a/block/qcow2-cluster.c b/block/qcow2-cluster.c
index 0fb43566fb..c1e9eee4a7 100644
--- a/block/qcow2-cluster.c
+++ b/block/qcow2-cluster.c
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ int qcow2_decompress_cluster(BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t cluster_offset)
         sector_offset = coffset & 511;
         csize = nb_csectors * 512 - sector_offset;
         BLKDBG_EVENT(bs->file, BLKDBG_READ_COMPRESSED);
-        ret = bdrv_read(bs->file->bs, coffset >> 9, s->cluster_data,
+        ret = bdrv_read(bs->file, coffset >> 9, s->cluster_data,
                         nb_csectors);
         if (ret < 0) {
             return ret;
@@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@ static int expand_zero_clusters_in_l1(BlockDriverState *bs, uint64_t *l1_table,
                     (void **)&l2_table);
         } else {
             /* load inactive L2 tables from disk */
-            ret = bdrv_read(bs->file->bs, l2_offset / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE,
+            ret = bdrv_read(bs->file, l2_offset / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE,
                             (void *)l2_table, s->cluster_sectors);
         }
         if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@ int qcow2_expand_zero_clusters(BlockDriverState *bs,
 
         l1_table = g_realloc(l1_table, l1_sectors * BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE);
 
-        ret = bdrv_read(bs->file->bs,
+        ret = bdrv_read(bs->file,
                         s->snapshots[i].l1_table_offset / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE,
                         (void *)l1_table, l1_sectors);
         if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/block/vdi.c b/block/vdi.c
index 7d9ab9cc17..46a3436a37 100644
--- a/block/vdi.c
+++ b/block/vdi.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ static int vdi_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
 
     logout("\n");
 
-    ret = bdrv_read(bs->file->bs, 0, (uint8_t *)&header, 1);
+    ret = bdrv_read(bs->file, 0, (uint8_t *)&header, 1);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ static int vdi_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
         goto fail;
     }
 
-    ret = bdrv_read(bs->file->bs, s->bmap_sector, (uint8_t *)s->bmap,
+    ret = bdrv_read(bs->file, s->bmap_sector, (uint8_t *)s->bmap,
                     bmap_size);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto fail_free_bmap;
diff --git a/block/vvfat.c b/block/vvfat.c
index be9036e643..5f980bbf80 100644
--- a/block/vvfat.c
+++ b/block/vvfat.c
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ static int vvfat_read(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
             if (bdrv_is_allocated(s->qcow->bs, sector_num, nb_sectors-i, &n)) {
                 DLOG(fprintf(stderr, "sectors %d+%d allocated\n",
                              (int)sector_num, n));
-                if (bdrv_read(s->qcow->bs, sector_num, buf + i * 0x200, n)) {
+                if (bdrv_read(s->qcow, sector_num, buf + i * 0x200, n)) {
                     return -1;
                 }
                 i += n - 1;
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index fce8c81424..b6744abdfa 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ int bdrv_reopen_prepare(BDRVReopenState *reopen_state,
                         BlockReopenQueue *queue, Error **errp);
 void bdrv_reopen_commit(BDRVReopenState *reopen_state);
 void bdrv_reopen_abort(BDRVReopenState *reopen_state);
-int bdrv_read(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
+int bdrv_read(BdrvChild *child, int64_t sector_num,
               uint8_t *buf, int nb_sectors);
 int bdrv_write(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
                const uint8_t *buf, int nb_sectors);