@@ -2497,8 +2497,12 @@ static int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_block_status(BlockDriverState *bs,
* non-protocol nodes, and then it is never used. However, filling
* the cache requires an RCU update, so double check here to avoid
* such an update if possible.
+ *
+ * Check want_zero, because we only want to update the cache when we
+ * have accurate information about what is zero and what is data.
*/
- if (ret == (BDRV_BLOCK_DATA | BDRV_BLOCK_OFFSET_VALID) &&
+ if (want_zero &&
+ ret == (BDRV_BLOCK_DATA | BDRV_BLOCK_OFFSET_VALID) &&
QLIST_EMPTY(&bs->children))
{
/*