diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 0fe0152a7c..4f1581cedf 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_create_file(const char *filename, QemuOpts *opts,
-                                     Error **errp)
+                                     bool allow_protocol_prefix, Error **errp)
 {
     QemuOpts *protocol_opts;
     BlockDriver *drv;
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_create_file(const char *filename, QemuOpts *opts,
 
     GLOBAL_STATE_CODE();
 
-    drv = bdrv_find_protocol(filename, true, errp);
+    drv = bdrv_find_protocol(filename, allow_protocol_prefix, errp);
     if (drv == NULL) {
         return -ENOENT;
     }
diff --git a/block/crypto.c b/block/crypto.c
index 7c37b23e36..b97d027444 100644
--- a/block/crypto.c
+++ b/block/crypto.c
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ block_crypto_co_create_opts_luks(BlockDriver *drv, const char *filename,
     }
 
     /* Create protocol layer */
-    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, true, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/block/parallels.c b/block/parallels.c
index 3a375e2a8a..7a90fb5220 100644
--- a/block/parallels.c
+++ b/block/parallels.c
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ parallels_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv, const char *filename,
     }
 
     /* Create and open the file (protocol layer) */
-    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, true, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto done;
     }
diff --git a/block/qcow.c b/block/qcow.c
index b442bfe835..3d37d26ee8 100644
--- a/block/qcow.c
+++ b/block/qcow.c
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ qcow_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv, const char *filename,
     }
 
     /* Create and open the file (protocol layer) */
-    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, true, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index 4aa9f9e068..ec72e27214 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -3956,7 +3956,7 @@ qcow2_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv, const char *filename, QemuOpts *opts,
     }
 
     /* Create and open the file (protocol layer) */
-    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, true, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto finish;
     }
@@ -3971,7 +3971,7 @@ qcow2_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv, const char *filename, QemuOpts *opts,
     /* Create and open an external data file (protocol layer) */
     val = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, BLOCK_OPT_DATA_FILE);
     if (val) {
-        ret = bdrv_co_create_file(val, opts, errp);
+        ret = bdrv_co_create_file(val, opts, true, errp);
         if (ret < 0) {
             goto finish;
         }
diff --git a/block/qed.c b/block/qed.c
index 4a36fb3929..da23a83d62 100644
--- a/block/qed.c
+++ b/block/qed.c
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ bdrv_qed_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv, const char *filename,
     }
 
     /* Create and open the file (protocol layer) */
-    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, true, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/block/raw-format.c b/block/raw-format.c
index df16ac1ea2..a57c2922d5 100644
--- a/block/raw-format.c
+++ b/block/raw-format.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn GRAPH_UNLOCKED
 raw_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv, const char *filename,
                    QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
 {
-    return bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    return bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, true, errp);
 }
 
 static int raw_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
diff --git a/block/vdi.c b/block/vdi.c
index 3ddc62a569..87b874a7ef 100644
--- a/block/vdi.c
+++ b/block/vdi.c
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ vdi_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv, const char *filename,
     qdict = qemu_opts_to_qdict_filtered(opts, NULL, &vdi_create_opts, true);
 
     /* Create and open the file (protocol layer) */
-    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, true, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto done;
     }
diff --git a/block/vhdx.c b/block/vhdx.c
index b2a4b813a0..c16e4a00c8 100644
--- a/block/vhdx.c
+++ b/block/vhdx.c
@@ -2096,7 +2096,7 @@ vhdx_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv, const char *filename,
     }
 
     /* Create and open the file (protocol layer) */
-    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, true, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/block/vmdk.c b/block/vmdk.c
index 7b98debc2b..eb3c174eca 100644
--- a/block/vmdk.c
+++ b/block/vmdk.c
@@ -2334,7 +2334,7 @@ vmdk_create_extent(const char *filename, int64_t filesize, bool flat,
     int ret;
     BlockBackend *blk = NULL;
 
-    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, true, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto exit;
     }
diff --git a/block/vpc.c b/block/vpc.c
index 801ff5793f..07e8ae0309 100644
--- a/block/vpc.c
+++ b/block/vpc.c
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ vpc_co_create_opts(BlockDriver *drv, const char *filename,
     }
 
     /* Create and open the file (protocol layer) */
-    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, errp);
+    ret = bdrv_co_create_file(filename, opts, true, errp);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/include/block/block-global-state.h b/include/block/block-global-state.h
index 62da83c616..479ca2858e 100644
--- a/include/block/block-global-state.h
+++ b/include/block/block-global-state.h
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ int co_wrapper bdrv_create(BlockDriver *drv, const char *filename,
                            QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp);
 
 int coroutine_fn GRAPH_UNLOCKED
-bdrv_co_create_file(const char *filename, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp);
+bdrv_co_create_file(const char *filename, QemuOpts *opts,
+                    bool allow_protocol_prefix, Error **errp);
 
 BlockDriverState *bdrv_new(void);
 int bdrv_append(BlockDriverState *bs_new, BlockDriverState *bs_top,