diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index 4a3e8b45f8..01269f9264 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -1941,12 +1941,15 @@ static int qcow2_save_vmstate(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUIOVector *qiov,
     BDRVQcowState *s = bs->opaque;
     int64_t total_sectors = bs->total_sectors;
     int growable = bs->growable;
+    bool zero_beyond_eof = bs->zero_beyond_eof;
     int ret;
 
     BLKDBG_EVENT(bs->file, BLKDBG_VMSTATE_SAVE);
     bs->growable = 1;
+    bs->zero_beyond_eof = false;
     ret = bdrv_pwritev(bs, qcow2_vm_state_offset(s) + pos, qiov);
     bs->growable = growable;
+    bs->zero_beyond_eof = zero_beyond_eof;
 
     /* bdrv_co_do_writev will have increased the total_sectors value to include
      * the VM state - the VM state is however not an actual part of the block