diff --git a/block/io.c b/block/io.c
index ccf79c33c5e2966bbdefb05d7e4828dbbc5c5104..ad31822b08174e3750930b79b2d893ecff69e235 100644
--- a/block/io.c
+++ b/block/io.c
@@ -2412,8 +2412,6 @@ int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_discard(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
         return -EPERM;
     }
 
-    bdrv_reset_dirty(bs, sector_num, nb_sectors);
-
     /* Do nothing if disabled.  */
     if (!(bs->open_flags & BDRV_O_UNMAP)) {
         return 0;
@@ -2423,6 +2421,8 @@ int coroutine_fn bdrv_co_discard(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
         return 0;
     }
 
+    bdrv_set_dirty(bs, sector_num, nb_sectors);
+
     max_discard = MIN_NON_ZERO(bs->bl.max_discard, BDRV_REQUEST_MAX_SECTORS);
     while (nb_sectors > 0) {
         int ret;