diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 99da3f23af9434da80e1f0d1fd82b0be4eea4d24..52350f26f85522a79a46a03ac51b54a6c22f0fa7 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -2943,9 +2943,11 @@ doCoreDump(struct qemud_driver *driver,
     int ret = -1;
     virFileWrapperFdPtr wrapperFd = NULL;
     int directFlag = 0;
+    unsigned int flags = VIR_FILE_WRAPPER_NON_BLOCKING;
 
     /* Create an empty file with appropriate ownership.  */
     if (bypass_cache) {
+        flags |= VIR_FILE_WRAPPER_BYPASS_CACHE;
         directFlag = virFileDirectFdFlag();
         if (directFlag < 0) {
             qemuReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_FAILED, "%s",
@@ -2961,9 +2963,7 @@ doCoreDump(struct qemud_driver *driver,
                            NULL, NULL)) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (bypass_cache &&
-        !(wrapperFd = virFileWrapperFdNew(&fd, path,
-                                          VIR_FILE_WRAPPER_BYPASS_CACHE)))
+    if (!(wrapperFd = virFileWrapperFdNew(&fd, path, flags)))
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (qemuMigrationToFile(driver, vm, fd, 0, path,