diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 58d12c029d..777753c1e2 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -1615,6 +1615,8 @@ BlockReopenQueue *bdrv_reopen_queue(BlockReopenQueue *bs_queue,
     assert(bs != NULL);
 
     BlockReopenQueueEntry *bs_entry;
+    BdrvChild *child;
+
     if (bs_queue == NULL) {
         bs_queue = g_new0(BlockReopenQueue, 1);
         QSIMPLEQ_INIT(bs_queue);
@@ -1623,8 +1625,15 @@ BlockReopenQueue *bdrv_reopen_queue(BlockReopenQueue *bs_queue,
     /* bdrv_open() masks this flag out */
     flags &= ~BDRV_O_PROTOCOL;
 
-    if (bs->file) {
-        bdrv_reopen_queue(bs_queue, bs->file, bdrv_inherited_flags(flags));
+    QLIST_FOREACH(child, &bs->children, next) {
+        int child_flags;
+
+        if (child->bs->inherits_from != bs) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        child_flags = child->role->inherit_flags(flags);
+        bdrv_reopen_queue(bs_queue, child->bs, child_flags);
     }
 
     bs_entry = g_new0(BlockReopenQueueEntry, 1);
diff --git a/block/vmdk.c b/block/vmdk.c
index 3284bec691..be9263a34e 100644
--- a/block/vmdk.c
+++ b/block/vmdk.c
@@ -321,37 +321,13 @@ static int vmdk_is_cid_valid(BlockDriverState *bs)
     return 1;
 }
 
-/* Queue extents, if any, for reopen() */
+/* We have nothing to do for VMDK reopen, stubs just return success */
 static int vmdk_reopen_prepare(BDRVReopenState *state,
                                BlockReopenQueue *queue, Error **errp)
 {
-    BDRVVmdkState *s;
-    int ret = -1;
-    int i;
-    VmdkExtent *e;
-
     assert(state != NULL);
     assert(state->bs != NULL);
-
-    if (queue == NULL) {
-        error_setg(errp, "No reopen queue for VMDK extents");
-        goto exit;
-    }
-
-    s = state->bs->opaque;
-
-    assert(s != NULL);
-
-    for (i = 0; i < s->num_extents; i++) {
-        e = &s->extents[i];
-        if (e->file != state->bs->file) {
-            bdrv_reopen_queue(queue, e->file, state->flags);
-        }
-    }
-    ret = 0;
-
-exit:
-    return ret;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 static int vmdk_parent_open(BlockDriverState *bs)