diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 41793419d8..13a9e51470 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -3544,10 +3544,10 @@ static void send_qmp_error_event(BlockDriverState *bs,
                                  BlockErrorAction action,
                                  bool is_read, int error)
 {
-    BlockErrorAction ac;
+    IoOperationType optype;
 
-    ac = is_read ? IO_OPERATION_TYPE_READ : IO_OPERATION_TYPE_WRITE;
-    qapi_event_send_block_io_error(bdrv_get_device_name(bs), ac, action,
+    optype = is_read ? IO_OPERATION_TYPE_READ : IO_OPERATION_TYPE_WRITE;
+    qapi_event_send_block_io_error(bdrv_get_device_name(bs), optype, action,
                                    bdrv_iostatus_is_enabled(bs),
                                    error == ENOSPC, strerror(error),
                                    &error_abort);