diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 0a1d484a27..c8ac91eb63 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -719,7 +719,8 @@ out:
     return ret;
 }
 
-int bdrv_create_file(const char *filename, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
+int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_create_file(const char *filename, QemuOpts *opts,
+                                     Error **errp)
 {
     QemuOpts *protocol_opts;
     BlockDriver *drv;
@@ -760,7 +761,7 @@ int bdrv_create_file(const char *filename, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
         goto out;
     }
 
-    ret = bdrv_create(drv, filename, protocol_opts, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_co_create(drv, filename, protocol_opts, errp);
 out:
     qemu_opts_del(protocol_opts);
     qobject_unref(qdict);
diff --git a/block/crypto.c b/block/crypto.c
index 2fb8add458..bbeb9f437c 100644
--- a/block/crypto.c
+++ b/block/crypto.c
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn block_crypto_co_create_opts_luks(BlockDriver *drv,
     }
 
     /* Create protocol layer */
-    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/block/parallels.c b/block/parallels.c
index fa08c1104b..bbea2f2221 100644
--- a/block/parallels.c
+++ b/block/parallels.c
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn parallels_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv,
     }
 
     /* Create and open the file (protocol layer) */
-    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto done;
     }
diff --git a/block/qcow.c b/block/qcow.c
index 8bffc41531..5d99f00411 100644
--- a/block/qcow.c
+++ b/block/qcow.c
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn qcow_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv,
     }
 
     /* Create and open the file (protocol layer) */
-    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index 941782a011..bafbd077b9 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -3871,7 +3871,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn qcow2_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv,
     }
 
     /* Create and open the file (protocol layer) */
-    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto finish;
     }
@@ -3886,7 +3886,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn qcow2_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv,
     /* Create and open an external data file (protocol layer) */
     val = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, BLOCK_OPT_DATA_FILE);
     if (val) {
-        ret = bdrv_create_file(val, opts, errp);
+        ret = bdrv_co_create_file(val, opts, errp);
         if (ret < 0) {
             goto finish;
         }
diff --git a/block/qed.c b/block/qed.c
index e8ee332542..faa606618e 100644
--- a/block/qed.c
+++ b/block/qed.c
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn bdrv_qed_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv,
     }
 
     /* Create and open the file (protocol layer) */
-    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/block/raw-format.c b/block/raw-format.c
index a68014ef0b..28905b09ee 100644
--- a/block/raw-format.c
+++ b/block/raw-format.c
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn raw_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv,
                                            QemuOpts *opts,
                                            Error **errp)
 {
-    return bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    return bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
 }
 
 static int raw_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
diff --git a/block/vdi.c b/block/vdi.c
index c0c111c4b9..479bcfe820 100644
--- a/block/vdi.c
+++ b/block/vdi.c
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn vdi_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv,
     qdict = qemu_opts_to_qdict_filtered(opts, NULL, &vdi_create_opts, true);
 
     /* Create and open the file (protocol layer) */
-    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto done;
     }
diff --git a/block/vhdx.c b/block/vhdx.c
index bad9ca691b..4c929800fe 100644
--- a/block/vhdx.c
+++ b/block/vhdx.c
@@ -2084,7 +2084,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn vhdx_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv,
     }
 
     /* Create and open the file (protocol layer) */
-    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/block/vmdk.c b/block/vmdk.c
index 8204eb9ff4..8894dac2d4 100644
--- a/block/vmdk.c
+++ b/block/vmdk.c
@@ -2294,7 +2294,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn vmdk_create_extent(const char *filename,
     int ret;
     BlockBackend *blk = NULL;
 
-    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto exit;
     }
diff --git a/block/vpc.c b/block/vpc.c
index 95841f259a..6ee95dcb96 100644
--- a/block/vpc.c
+++ b/block/vpc.c
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn vpc_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv,
     }
 
     /* Create and open the file (protocol layer) */
-    ret = bdrv_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/include/block/block-global-state.h b/include/block/block-global-state.h
index 00e0cf8aea..387a7cbb2e 100644
--- a/include/block/block-global-state.h
+++ b/include/block/block-global-state.h
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ BlockDriver *bdrv_find_protocol(const char *filename,
 BlockDriver *bdrv_find_format(const char *format_name);
 int bdrv_create(BlockDriver *drv, const char* filename,
                 QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp);
-int bdrv_create_file(const char *filename, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp);
+int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_create_file(const char *filename, QemuOpts *opts,
+                                     Error **errp);
 
 BlockDriverState *bdrv_new(void);
 int bdrv_append(BlockDriverState *bs_new, BlockDriverState *bs_top,