diff --git a/block/crypto.c b/block/crypto.c
index e7f5c4e31a..11c3ddbc73 100644
--- a/block/crypto.c
+++ b/block/crypto.c
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ static int block_crypto_probe_generic(QCryptoBlockFormat format,
 }
 
 
-static ssize_t block_crypto_read_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
-                                      size_t offset,
-                                      uint8_t *buf,
-                                      size_t buflen,
-                                      void *opaque,
-                                      Error **errp)
+static int block_crypto_read_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
+                                  size_t offset,
+                                  uint8_t *buf,
+                                  size_t buflen,
+                                  void *opaque,
+                                  Error **errp)
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs = opaque;
     ssize_t ret;
@@ -70,15 +70,15 @@ static ssize_t block_crypto_read_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
         error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Could not read encryption header");
         return ret;
     }
-    return buflen;
+    return 0;
 }
 
-static ssize_t block_crypto_write_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
-                                       size_t offset,
-                                       const uint8_t *buf,
-                                       size_t buflen,
-                                       void *opaque,
-                                       Error **errp)
+static int block_crypto_write_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
+                                   size_t offset,
+                                   const uint8_t *buf,
+                                   size_t buflen,
+                                   void *opaque,
+                                   Error **errp)
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs = opaque;
     ssize_t ret;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static ssize_t block_crypto_write_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
         error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Could not write encryption header");
         return ret;
     }
-    return buflen;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ struct BlockCryptoCreateData {
 };
 
 
-static ssize_t block_crypto_create_write_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
-                                              size_t offset,
-                                              const uint8_t *buf,
-                                              size_t buflen,
-                                              void *opaque,
-                                              Error **errp)
+static int block_crypto_create_write_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
+                                          size_t offset,
+                                          const uint8_t *buf,
+                                          size_t buflen,
+                                          void *opaque,
+                                          Error **errp)
 {
     struct BlockCryptoCreateData *data = opaque;
     ssize_t ret;
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ static ssize_t block_crypto_create_write_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
         error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Could not write encryption header");
         return ret;
     }
-    return ret;
+    return 0;
 }
 
-static ssize_t block_crypto_create_init_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
-                                             size_t headerlen,
-                                             void *opaque,
-                                             Error **errp)
+static int block_crypto_create_init_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
+                                         size_t headerlen,
+                                         void *opaque,
+                                         Error **errp)
 {
     struct BlockCryptoCreateData *data = opaque;
     Error *local_error = NULL;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static ssize_t block_crypto_create_init_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
                        data->prealloc, 0, &local_error);
 
     if (ret >= 0) {
-        return ret;
+        return 0;
     }
 
 error:
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index d5a1e8bc43..c43238a006 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ static int qcow2_probe(const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size, const char *filename)
 }
 
 
-static ssize_t qcow2_crypto_hdr_read_func(QCryptoBlock *block, size_t offset,
-                                          uint8_t *buf, size_t buflen,
-                                          void *opaque, Error **errp)
+static int qcow2_crypto_hdr_read_func(QCryptoBlock *block, size_t offset,
+                                      uint8_t *buf, size_t buflen,
+                                      void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs = opaque;
     BDRVQcow2State *s = bs->opaque;
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ static ssize_t qcow2_crypto_hdr_read_func(QCryptoBlock *block, size_t offset,
         error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Could not read encryption header");
         return -1;
     }
-    return buflen;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 
-static ssize_t qcow2_crypto_hdr_init_func(QCryptoBlock *block, size_t headerlen,
-                                          void *opaque, Error **errp)
+static int qcow2_crypto_hdr_init_func(QCryptoBlock *block, size_t headerlen,
+                                      void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs = opaque;
     BDRVQcow2State *s = bs->opaque;
@@ -151,13 +151,13 @@ static ssize_t qcow2_crypto_hdr_init_func(QCryptoBlock *block, size_t headerlen,
         return -1;
     }
 
-    return ret;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 
-static ssize_t qcow2_crypto_hdr_write_func(QCryptoBlock *block, size_t offset,
-                                           const uint8_t *buf, size_t buflen,
-                                           void *opaque, Error **errp)
+static int qcow2_crypto_hdr_write_func(QCryptoBlock *block, size_t offset,
+                                       const uint8_t *buf, size_t buflen,
+                                       void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs = opaque;
     BDRVQcow2State *s = bs->opaque;
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static ssize_t qcow2_crypto_hdr_write_func(QCryptoBlock *block, size_t offset,
         error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Could not read encryption header");
         return -1;
     }
-    return buflen;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 static QDict*
diff --git a/crypto/block-luks.c b/crypto/block-luks.c
index fe8f04ffb2..f62be6836b 100644
--- a/crypto/block-luks.c
+++ b/crypto/block-luks.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ qcrypto_block_luks_load_header(QCryptoBlock *block,
                                 void *opaque,
                                 Error **errp)
 {
-    ssize_t rv;
+    int rv;
     size_t i;
     QCryptoBlockLUKS *luks = block->opaque;
 
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ qcrypto_block_luks_store_key(QCryptoBlock *block,
                   QCRYPTO_BLOCK_LUKS_SECTOR_SIZE,
                   splitkey, splitkeylen,
                   opaque,
-                  errp) != splitkeylen) {
+                  errp) < 0) {
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ qcrypto_block_luks_load_key(QCryptoBlock *block,
     g_autofree uint8_t *splitkey = NULL;
     size_t splitkeylen;
     g_autofree uint8_t *possiblekey = NULL;
-    ssize_t rv;
+    int rv;
     g_autoptr(QCryptoCipher) cipher = NULL;
     uint8_t keydigest[QCRYPTO_BLOCK_LUKS_DIGEST_LEN];
     g_autoptr(QCryptoIVGen) ivgen = NULL;
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ qcrypto_block_luks_erase_key(QCryptoBlock *block,
                       garbagesplitkey,
                       splitkeylen,
                       opaque,
-                      &local_err) != splitkeylen) {
+                      &local_err) < 0) {
             error_propagate(errp, local_err);
             return -1;
         }
diff --git a/crypto/block.c b/crypto/block.c
index eb057948b5..7bb4b74a37 100644
--- a/crypto/block.c
+++ b/crypto/block.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ QCryptoBlock *qcrypto_block_create(QCryptoBlockCreateOptions *options,
 }
 
 
-static ssize_t qcrypto_block_headerlen_hdr_init_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
+static int qcrypto_block_headerlen_hdr_init_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
         size_t headerlen, void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     size_t *headerlenp = opaque;
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ static ssize_t qcrypto_block_headerlen_hdr_init_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
 }
 
 
-static ssize_t qcrypto_block_headerlen_hdr_write_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
+static int qcrypto_block_headerlen_hdr_write_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
         size_t offset, const uint8_t *buf, size_t buflen,
         void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     /* Discard the bytes, we're not actually writing to an image */
-    return buflen;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/include/crypto/block.h b/include/crypto/block.h
index 7a65e8e402..4f63a37872 100644
--- a/include/crypto/block.h
+++ b/include/crypto/block.h
@@ -29,24 +29,24 @@ typedef struct QCryptoBlock QCryptoBlock;
 /* See also QCryptoBlockFormat, QCryptoBlockCreateOptions
  * and QCryptoBlockOpenOptions in qapi/crypto.json */
 
-typedef ssize_t (*QCryptoBlockReadFunc)(QCryptoBlock *block,
-                                        size_t offset,
-                                        uint8_t *buf,
-                                        size_t buflen,
-                                        void *opaque,
-                                        Error **errp);
+typedef int (*QCryptoBlockReadFunc)(QCryptoBlock *block,
+                                    size_t offset,
+                                    uint8_t *buf,
+                                    size_t buflen,
+                                    void *opaque,
+                                    Error **errp);
 
-typedef ssize_t (*QCryptoBlockInitFunc)(QCryptoBlock *block,
-                                        size_t headerlen,
-                                        void *opaque,
-                                        Error **errp);
+typedef int (*QCryptoBlockInitFunc)(QCryptoBlock *block,
+                                    size_t headerlen,
+                                    void *opaque,
+                                    Error **errp);
 
-typedef ssize_t (*QCryptoBlockWriteFunc)(QCryptoBlock *block,
-                                         size_t offset,
-                                         const uint8_t *buf,
-                                         size_t buflen,
-                                         void *opaque,
-                                         Error **errp);
+typedef int (*QCryptoBlockWriteFunc)(QCryptoBlock *block,
+                                     size_t offset,
+                                     const uint8_t *buf,
+                                     size_t buflen,
+                                     void *opaque,
+                                     Error **errp);
 
 /**
  * qcrypto_block_has_format:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-crypto-block.c b/tests/unit/test-crypto-block.c
index 3b1f0d509f..3417b67be5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-crypto-block.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-crypto-block.c
@@ -188,12 +188,12 @@ static struct QCryptoBlockTestData {
 };
 
 
-static ssize_t test_block_read_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
-                                    size_t offset,
-                                    uint8_t *buf,
-                                    size_t buflen,
-                                    void *opaque,
-                                    Error **errp)
+static int test_block_read_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
+                                size_t offset,
+                                uint8_t *buf,
+                                size_t buflen,
+                                void *opaque,
+                                Error **errp)
 {
     Buffer *header = opaque;
 
@@ -201,14 +201,14 @@ static ssize_t test_block_read_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
 
     memcpy(buf, header->buffer + offset, buflen);
 
-    return buflen;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 
-static ssize_t test_block_init_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
-                                    size_t headerlen,
-                                    void *opaque,
-                                    Error **errp)
+static int test_block_init_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
+                                size_t headerlen,
+                                void *opaque,
+                                Error **errp)
 {
     Buffer *header = opaque;
 
@@ -216,16 +216,16 @@ static ssize_t test_block_init_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
 
     buffer_reserve(header, headerlen);
 
-    return headerlen;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 
-static ssize_t test_block_write_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
-                                     size_t offset,
-                                     const uint8_t *buf,
-                                     size_t buflen,
-                                     void *opaque,
-                                     Error **errp)
+static int test_block_write_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
+                                 size_t offset,
+                                 const uint8_t *buf,
+                                 size_t buflen,
+                                 void *opaque,
+                                 Error **errp)
 {
     Buffer *header = opaque;
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static ssize_t test_block_write_func(QCryptoBlock *block,
     memcpy(header->buffer + offset, buf, buflen);
     header->offset = offset + buflen;
 
-    return buflen;
+    return 0;
 }