diff --git a/block/monitor/block-hmp-cmds.c b/block/monitor/block-hmp-cmds.c
index afd75ab628..9532d085ea 100644
--- a/block/monitor/block-hmp-cmds.c
+++ b/block/monitor/block-hmp-cmds.c
@@ -900,10 +900,11 @@ void hmp_info_snapshots(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 
     ImageEntry *image_entry, *next_ie;
     SnapshotEntry *snapshot_entry;
+    Error *err = NULL;
 
-    bs = bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs();
+    bs = bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(&err);
     if (!bs) {
-        monitor_printf(mon, "No available block device supports snapshots\n");
+        error_report_err(err);
         return;
     }
     aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
@@ -953,7 +954,7 @@ void hmp_info_snapshots(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     total = 0;
     for (i = 0; i < nb_sns; i++) {
         SnapshotEntry *next_sn;
-        if (bdrv_all_find_snapshot(sn_tab[i].name, &bs1) == 0) {
+        if (bdrv_all_find_snapshot(sn_tab[i].name, NULL) == 0) {
             global_snapshots[total] = i;
             total++;
             QTAILQ_FOREACH(image_entry, &image_list, next) {
diff --git a/block/snapshot.c b/block/snapshot.c
index a2bf3a54eb..482e3fc7b7 100644
--- a/block/snapshot.c
+++ b/block/snapshot.c
@@ -462,14 +462,14 @@ static bool bdrv_all_snapshots_includes_bs(BlockDriverState *bs)
  * These functions will properly handle dataplane (take aio_context_acquire
  * when appropriate for appropriate block drivers) */
 
-bool bdrv_all_can_snapshot(BlockDriverState **first_bad_bs)
+bool bdrv_all_can_snapshot(Error **errp)
 {
-    bool ok = true;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
     BdrvNextIterator it;
 
     for (bs = bdrv_first(&it); bs; bs = bdrv_next(&it)) {
         AioContext *ctx = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
+        bool ok = true;
 
         aio_context_acquire(ctx);
         if (bdrv_all_snapshots_includes_bs(bs)) {
@@ -477,26 +477,25 @@ bool bdrv_all_can_snapshot(BlockDriverState **first_bad_bs)
         }
         aio_context_release(ctx);
         if (!ok) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Device '%s' is writable but does not support "
+                       "snapshots", bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
             bdrv_next_cleanup(&it);
-            goto fail;
+            return false;
         }
     }
 
-fail:
-    *first_bad_bs = bs;
-    return ok;
+    return true;
 }
 
-int bdrv_all_delete_snapshot(const char *name, BlockDriverState **first_bad_bs,
-                             Error **errp)
+int bdrv_all_delete_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
-    int ret = 0;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
     BdrvNextIterator it;
     QEMUSnapshotInfo sn1, *snapshot = &sn1;
 
     for (bs = bdrv_first(&it); bs; bs = bdrv_next(&it)) {
         AioContext *ctx = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
+        int ret = 0;
 
         aio_context_acquire(ctx);
         if (bdrv_all_snapshots_includes_bs(bs) &&
@@ -507,26 +506,25 @@ int bdrv_all_delete_snapshot(const char *name, BlockDriverState **first_bad_bs,
         }
         aio_context_release(ctx);
         if (ret < 0) {
+            error_prepend(errp, "Could not delete snapshot '%s' on '%s': ",
+                          name, bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
             bdrv_next_cleanup(&it);
-            goto fail;
+            return -1;
         }
     }
 
-fail:
-    *first_bad_bs = bs;
-    return ret;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 
-int bdrv_all_goto_snapshot(const char *name, BlockDriverState **first_bad_bs,
-                           Error **errp)
+int bdrv_all_goto_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
-    int ret = 0;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
     BdrvNextIterator it;
 
     for (bs = bdrv_first(&it); bs; bs = bdrv_next(&it)) {
         AioContext *ctx = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
+        int ret = 0;
 
         aio_context_acquire(ctx);
         if (bdrv_all_snapshots_includes_bs(bs)) {
@@ -534,75 +532,75 @@ int bdrv_all_goto_snapshot(const char *name, BlockDriverState **first_bad_bs,
         }
         aio_context_release(ctx);
         if (ret < 0) {
+            error_prepend(errp, "Could not load snapshot '%s' on '%s': ",
+                          name, bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
             bdrv_next_cleanup(&it);
-            goto fail;
+            return -1;
         }
     }
 
-fail:
-    *first_bad_bs = bs;
-    return ret;
+    return 0;
 }
 
-int bdrv_all_find_snapshot(const char *name, BlockDriverState **first_bad_bs)
+int bdrv_all_find_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
     QEMUSnapshotInfo sn;
-    int err = 0;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
     BdrvNextIterator it;
 
     for (bs = bdrv_first(&it); bs; bs = bdrv_next(&it)) {
         AioContext *ctx = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
+        int ret = 0;
 
         aio_context_acquire(ctx);
         if (bdrv_all_snapshots_includes_bs(bs)) {
-            err = bdrv_snapshot_find(bs, &sn, name);
+            ret = bdrv_snapshot_find(bs, &sn, name);
         }
         aio_context_release(ctx);
-        if (err < 0) {
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Could not find snapshot '%s' on '%s'",
+                       name, bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
             bdrv_next_cleanup(&it);
-            goto fail;
+            return -1;
         }
     }
 
-fail:
-    *first_bad_bs = bs;
-    return err;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 int bdrv_all_create_snapshot(QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn,
                              BlockDriverState *vm_state_bs,
                              uint64_t vm_state_size,
-                             BlockDriverState **first_bad_bs)
+                             Error **errp)
 {
-    int err = 0;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
     BdrvNextIterator it;
 
     for (bs = bdrv_first(&it); bs; bs = bdrv_next(&it)) {
         AioContext *ctx = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
+        int ret = 0;
 
         aio_context_acquire(ctx);
         if (bs == vm_state_bs) {
             sn->vm_state_size = vm_state_size;
-            err = bdrv_snapshot_create(bs, sn);
+            ret = bdrv_snapshot_create(bs, sn);
         } else if (bdrv_all_snapshots_includes_bs(bs)) {
             sn->vm_state_size = 0;
-            err = bdrv_snapshot_create(bs, sn);
+            ret = bdrv_snapshot_create(bs, sn);
         }
         aio_context_release(ctx);
-        if (err < 0) {
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Could not create snapshot '%s' on '%s'",
+                       sn->name, bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
             bdrv_next_cleanup(&it);
-            goto fail;
+            return -1;
         }
     }
 
-fail:
-    *first_bad_bs = bs;
-    return err;
+    return 0;
 }
 
-BlockDriverState *bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(void)
+BlockDriverState *bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(Error **errp)
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs;
     BdrvNextIterator it;
@@ -620,5 +618,8 @@ BlockDriverState *bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(void)
             break;
         }
     }
+    if (!bs) {
+        error_setg(errp, "No block device supports snapshots");
+    }
     return bs;
 }
diff --git a/include/block/snapshot.h b/include/block/snapshot.h
index b0fe42993d..5cb2b696ad 100644
--- a/include/block/snapshot.h
+++ b/include/block/snapshot.h
@@ -77,17 +77,15 @@ int bdrv_snapshot_load_tmp_by_id_or_name(BlockDriverState *bs,
  * These functions will properly handle dataplane (take aio_context_acquire
  * when appropriate for appropriate block drivers */
 
-bool bdrv_all_can_snapshot(BlockDriverState **first_bad_bs);
-int bdrv_all_delete_snapshot(const char *name, BlockDriverState **first_bsd_bs,
-                             Error **errp);
-int bdrv_all_goto_snapshot(const char *name, BlockDriverState **first_bad_bs,
-                           Error **errp);
-int bdrv_all_find_snapshot(const char *name, BlockDriverState **first_bad_bs);
+bool bdrv_all_can_snapshot(Error **errp);
+int bdrv_all_delete_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp);
+int bdrv_all_goto_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp);
+int bdrv_all_find_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp);
 int bdrv_all_create_snapshot(QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn,
                              BlockDriverState *vm_state_bs,
                              uint64_t vm_state_size,
-                             BlockDriverState **first_bad_bs);
+                             Error **errp);
 
-BlockDriverState *bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(void);
+BlockDriverState *bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(Error **errp);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 1178c6ca90..948e82c9ed 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -2766,7 +2766,7 @@ int qemu_load_device_state(QEMUFile *f)
 
 int save_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
-    BlockDriverState *bs, *bs1;
+    BlockDriverState *bs;
     QEMUSnapshotInfo sn1, *sn = &sn1;
     int ret = -1, ret2;
     QEMUFile *f;
@@ -2786,25 +2786,19 @@ int save_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp)
         return ret;
     }
 
-    if (!bdrv_all_can_snapshot(&bs)) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Device '%s' is writable but does not support "
-                   "snapshots", bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
+    if (!bdrv_all_can_snapshot(errp)) {
         return ret;
     }
 
     /* Delete old snapshots of the same name */
     if (name) {
-        ret = bdrv_all_delete_snapshot(name, &bs1, errp);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            error_prepend(errp, "Error while deleting snapshot on device "
-                          "'%s': ", bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs1));
+        if (bdrv_all_delete_snapshot(name, errp) < 0) {
             return ret;
         }
     }
 
-    bs = bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs();
+    bs = bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(errp);
     if (bs == NULL) {
-        error_setg(errp, "No block device can accept snapshots");
         return ret;
     }
     aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
@@ -2868,11 +2862,9 @@ int save_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp)
     aio_context_release(aio_context);
     aio_context = NULL;
 
-    ret = bdrv_all_create_snapshot(sn, bs, vm_state_size, &bs);
+    ret = bdrv_all_create_snapshot(sn, bs, vm_state_size, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Error while creating snapshot on '%s'",
-                   bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
-        bdrv_all_delete_snapshot(sn->name, &bs, NULL);
+        bdrv_all_delete_snapshot(sn->name, NULL);
         goto the_end;
     }
 
@@ -2975,30 +2967,23 @@ void qmp_xen_load_devices_state(const char *filename, Error **errp)
 
 int load_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
-    BlockDriverState *bs, *bs_vm_state;
+    BlockDriverState *bs_vm_state;
     QEMUSnapshotInfo sn;
     QEMUFile *f;
     int ret;
     AioContext *aio_context;
     MigrationIncomingState *mis = migration_incoming_get_current();
 
-    if (!bdrv_all_can_snapshot(&bs)) {
-        error_setg(errp,
-                   "Device '%s' is writable but does not support snapshots",
-                   bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
+    if (!bdrv_all_can_snapshot(errp)) {
         return -ENOTSUP;
     }
-    ret = bdrv_all_find_snapshot(name, &bs);
+    ret = bdrv_all_find_snapshot(name, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_setg(errp,
-                   "Device '%s' does not have the requested snapshot '%s'",
-                   bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs), name);
         return ret;
     }
 
-    bs_vm_state = bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs();
+    bs_vm_state = bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(errp);
     if (!bs_vm_state) {
-        error_setg(errp, "No block device supports snapshots");
         return -ENOTSUP;
     }
     aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs_vm_state);
@@ -3024,10 +3009,8 @@ int load_snapshot(const char *name, Error **errp)
     /* Flush all IO requests so they don't interfere with the new state.  */
     bdrv_drain_all_begin();
 
-    ret = bdrv_all_goto_snapshot(name, &bs, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_all_goto_snapshot(name, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
-        error_prepend(errp, "Could not load snapshot '%s' on '%s': ",
-                      name, bdrv_get_device_or_node_name(bs));
         goto err_drain;
     }
 
diff --git a/monitor/hmp-cmds.c b/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
index 992ecf6f04..2b954763e4 100644
--- a/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
+++ b/monitor/hmp-cmds.c
@@ -1155,15 +1155,10 @@ void hmp_savevm(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 
 void hmp_delvm(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
-    BlockDriverState *bs;
     Error *err = NULL;
     const char *name = qdict_get_str(qdict, "name");
 
-    if (bdrv_all_delete_snapshot(name, &bs, &err) < 0) {
-        error_prepend(&err,
-                      "deleting snapshot on device '%s': ",
-                      bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
-    }
+    bdrv_all_delete_snapshot(name, &err);
     hmp_handle_error(mon, err);
 }
 
diff --git a/replay/replay-debugging.c b/replay/replay-debugging.c
index 5ec574724a..3a9b609e62 100644
--- a/replay/replay-debugging.c
+++ b/replay/replay-debugging.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static char *replay_find_nearest_snapshot(int64_t icount,
 
     *snapshot_icount = -1;
 
-    bs = bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs();
+    bs = bdrv_all_find_vmstate_bs(NULL);
     if (!bs) {
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static char *replay_find_nearest_snapshot(int64_t icount,
     aio_context_release(aio_context);
 
     for (i = 0; i < nb_sns; i++) {
-        if (bdrv_all_find_snapshot(sn_tab[i].name, &bs) == 0) {
+        if (bdrv_all_find_snapshot(sn_tab[i].name, NULL) == 0) {
             if (sn_tab[i].icount != -1ULL
                 && sn_tab[i].icount <= icount
                 && (!nearest || nearest->icount < sn_tab[i].icount)) {
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/267.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/267.out
index 27471ffae8..6149029b25 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/267.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/267.out
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ Formatting 'TEST_DIR/t.IMGFMT', fmt=IMGFMT size=134217728
 Testing:
 QEMU X.Y.Z monitor - type 'help' for more information
 (qemu) savevm snap0
-Error: No block device can accept snapshots
+Error: No block device supports snapshots
 (qemu) info snapshots
-No available block device supports snapshots
+No block device supports snapshots
 (qemu) loadvm snap0
 Error: No block device supports snapshots
 (qemu) quit
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ QEMU X.Y.Z monitor - type 'help' for more information
 (qemu) savevm snap0
 Error: Device 'none0' is writable but does not support snapshots
 (qemu) info snapshots
-No available block device supports snapshots
+No block device supports snapshots
 (qemu) loadvm snap0
 Error: Device 'none0' is writable but does not support snapshots
 (qemu) quit
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ QEMU X.Y.Z monitor - type 'help' for more information
 (qemu) savevm snap0
 Error: Device 'virtio0' is writable but does not support snapshots
 (qemu) info snapshots
-No available block device supports snapshots
+No block device supports snapshots
 (qemu) loadvm snap0
 Error: Device 'virtio0' is writable but does not support snapshots
 (qemu) quit
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ QEMU X.Y.Z monitor - type 'help' for more information
 (qemu) savevm snap0
 Error: Device 'file' is writable but does not support snapshots
 (qemu) info snapshots
-No available block device supports snapshots
+No block device supports snapshots
 (qemu) loadvm snap0
 Error: Device 'file' is writable but does not support snapshots
 (qemu) quit