diff --git a/block/block-backend.c b/block/block-backend.c
index 52be1d9116..920ba0dd1f 100644
--- a/block/block-backend.c
+++ b/block/block-backend.c
@@ -1318,6 +1318,17 @@ blk_co_do_preadv_part(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, int64_t bytes,
     return ret;
 }
 
+int coroutine_fn blk_co_pread(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, int64_t bytes,
+                              void *buf, BdrvRequestFlags flags)
+{
+    QEMUIOVector qiov = QEMU_IOVEC_INIT_BUF(qiov, buf, bytes);
+    IO_OR_GS_CODE();
+
+    assert(bytes <= SIZE_MAX);
+
+    return blk_co_preadv(blk, offset, bytes, &qiov, flags);
+}
+
 int coroutine_fn blk_co_preadv(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                                int64_t bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
                                BdrvRequestFlags flags)
@@ -1399,6 +1410,17 @@ int coroutine_fn blk_co_pwritev_part(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
     return ret;
 }
 
+int coroutine_fn blk_co_pwrite(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, int64_t bytes,
+                               const void *buf, BdrvRequestFlags flags)
+{
+    QEMUIOVector qiov = QEMU_IOVEC_INIT_BUF(qiov, buf, bytes);
+    IO_OR_GS_CODE();
+
+    assert(bytes <= SIZE_MAX);
+
+    return blk_co_pwritev(blk, offset, bytes, &qiov, flags);
+}
+
 int coroutine_fn blk_co_pwritev(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                                 int64_t bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
                                 BdrvRequestFlags flags)
diff --git a/include/sysemu/block-backend-io.h b/include/sysemu/block-backend-io.h
index 004493ec36..5616338ee1 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/block-backend-io.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/block-backend-io.h
@@ -105,9 +105,16 @@ int coroutine_fn blk_co_copy_range(BlockBackend *blk_in, int64_t off_in,
 int generated_co_wrapper blk_pread(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                                    int64_t bytes, void *buf,
                                    BdrvRequestFlags flags);
-int generated_co_wrapper blk_pwrite(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
-                                    int64_t bytes, const void *buf,
+int coroutine_fn blk_co_pread(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, int64_t bytes,
+                              void *buf, BdrvRequestFlags flags);
+
+int generated_co_wrapper blk_preadv(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
+                                    int64_t bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
                                     BdrvRequestFlags flags);
+int coroutine_fn blk_co_preadv(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
+                               int64_t bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
+                               BdrvRequestFlags flags);
+
 int generated_co_wrapper blk_preadv_part(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                                          int64_t bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
                                          size_t qiov_offset,
@@ -115,12 +122,20 @@ int generated_co_wrapper blk_preadv_part(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
 int coroutine_fn blk_co_preadv_part(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                                     int64_t bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
                                     size_t qiov_offset, BdrvRequestFlags flags);
-int generated_co_wrapper blk_preadv(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
-                                    int64_t bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
+
+int generated_co_wrapper blk_pwrite(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
+                                    int64_t bytes, const void *buf,
                                     BdrvRequestFlags flags);
-int coroutine_fn blk_co_preadv(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
-                               int64_t bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
-                               BdrvRequestFlags flags);
+int coroutine_fn blk_co_pwrite(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, int64_t bytes,
+                               const void *buf, BdrvRequestFlags flags);
+
+int generated_co_wrapper blk_pwritev(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
+                                     int64_t bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
+                                     BdrvRequestFlags flags);
+int coroutine_fn blk_co_pwritev(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
+                                int64_t bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
+                                BdrvRequestFlags flags);
+
 int generated_co_wrapper blk_pwritev_part(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                                           int64_t bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
                                           size_t qiov_offset,
@@ -129,36 +144,18 @@ int coroutine_fn blk_co_pwritev_part(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                                      int64_t bytes,
                                      QEMUIOVector *qiov, size_t qiov_offset,
                                      BdrvRequestFlags flags);
-int generated_co_wrapper blk_pwritev(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
-                                     int64_t bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
-                                     BdrvRequestFlags flags);
-int coroutine_fn blk_co_pwritev(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
-                                int64_t bytes, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
-                                BdrvRequestFlags flags);
-
-static inline int coroutine_fn blk_co_pread(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
-                                            int64_t bytes, void *buf,
-                                            BdrvRequestFlags flags)
-{
-    QEMUIOVector qiov = QEMU_IOVEC_INIT_BUF(qiov, buf, bytes);
-    IO_OR_GS_CODE();
-
-    assert(bytes <= SIZE_MAX);
-
-    return blk_co_preadv(blk, offset, bytes, &qiov, flags);
-}
-
-static inline int coroutine_fn blk_co_pwrite(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
-                                             int64_t bytes, const void *buf,
-                                             BdrvRequestFlags flags)
-{
-    QEMUIOVector qiov = QEMU_IOVEC_INIT_BUF(qiov, buf, bytes);
-    IO_OR_GS_CODE();
 
-    assert(bytes <= SIZE_MAX);
+int generated_co_wrapper blk_pwrite_compressed(BlockBackend *blk,
+                                               int64_t offset, int64_t bytes,
+                                               const void *buf);
+int coroutine_fn blk_co_pwrite_compressed(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
+                                          int64_t bytes, const void *buf);
 
-    return blk_co_pwritev(blk, offset, bytes, &qiov, flags);
-}
+int generated_co_wrapper blk_pwrite_zeroes(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
+                                           int64_t bytes,
+                                           BdrvRequestFlags flags);
+int coroutine_fn blk_co_pwrite_zeroes(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
+                                      int64_t bytes, BdrvRequestFlags flags);
 
 int generated_co_wrapper blk_pdiscard(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                                       int64_t bytes);
@@ -173,16 +170,6 @@ int generated_co_wrapper blk_ioctl(BlockBackend *blk, unsigned long int req,
 int coroutine_fn blk_co_ioctl(BlockBackend *blk, unsigned long int req,
                               void *buf);
 
-int generated_co_wrapper blk_pwrite_compressed(BlockBackend *blk,
-                                               int64_t offset, int64_t bytes,
-                                               const void *buf);
-int coroutine_fn blk_co_pwrite_compressed(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
-                                          int64_t bytes, const void *buf);
-int generated_co_wrapper blk_pwrite_zeroes(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
-                                           int64_t bytes,
-                                           BdrvRequestFlags flags);
-int coroutine_fn blk_co_pwrite_zeroes(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
-                                      int64_t bytes, BdrvRequestFlags flags);
 int generated_co_wrapper blk_truncate(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                                       bool exact, PreallocMode prealloc,
                                       BdrvRequestFlags flags, Error **errp);
