diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index 4aa0890166..a1dee95dea 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -2716,11 +2716,11 @@ static void qcow2_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
 static void coroutine_fn qcow2_co_invalidate_cache(BlockDriverState *bs,
                                                    Error **errp)
 {
+    ERRP_GUARD();
     BDRVQcow2State *s = bs->opaque;
     int flags = s->flags;
     QCryptoBlock *crypto = NULL;
     QDict *options;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     int ret;
 
     /*
@@ -2738,16 +2738,11 @@ static void coroutine_fn qcow2_co_invalidate_cache(BlockDriverState *bs,
 
     flags &= ~BDRV_O_INACTIVE;
     qemu_co_mutex_lock(&s->lock);
-    ret = qcow2_do_open(bs, options, flags, &local_err);
+    ret = qcow2_do_open(bs, options, flags, errp);
     qemu_co_mutex_unlock(&s->lock);
     qobject_unref(options);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate_prepend(errp, local_err,
-                                "Could not reopen qcow2 layer: ");
-        bs->drv = NULL;
-        return;
-    } else if (ret < 0) {
-        error_setg_errno(errp, -ret, "Could not reopen qcow2 layer");
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        error_prepend(errp, "Could not reopen qcow2 layer: ");
         bs->drv = NULL;
         return;
     }