1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index 8c60a6f061..ee4678f6ed 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -1192,7 +1192,10 @@ static int qcow2_create2(const char *filename, int64_t total_size,
 
     /* And if we're supposed to preallocate metadata, do that now */
     if (prealloc) {
+        BDRVQcowState *s = bs->opaque;
+        qemu_co_mutex_lock(&s->lock);
         ret = preallocate(bs);
+        qemu_co_mutex_unlock(&s->lock);
         if (ret < 0) {
             goto out;
         }