diff --git a/block/io.c b/block/io.c
index b616bc4ada..02528b3823 100644
--- a/block/io.c
+++ b/block/io.c
@@ -2477,52 +2477,19 @@ int coroutine_fn bdrv_is_allocated(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t offset,
  * at 'offset + *pnum' may return the same allocation status (in other
  * words, the result is not necessarily the maximum possible range);
  * but 'pnum' will only be 0 when end of file is reached.
- *
  */
 int bdrv_is_allocated_above(BlockDriverState *top,
                             BlockDriverState *base,
                             bool include_base, int64_t offset,
                             int64_t bytes, int64_t *pnum)
 {
-    BlockDriverState *intermediate;
-    int ret;
-    int64_t n = bytes;
-
-    assert(base || !include_base);
-
-    intermediate = top;
-    while (include_base || intermediate != base) {
-        int64_t pnum_inter;
-        int64_t size_inter;
-
-        assert(intermediate);
-        ret = bdrv_is_allocated(intermediate, offset, bytes, &pnum_inter);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            return ret;
-        }
-        if (ret) {
-            *pnum = pnum_inter;
-            return 1;
-        }
-
-        size_inter = bdrv_getlength(intermediate);
-        if (size_inter < 0) {
-            return size_inter;
-        }
-        if (n > pnum_inter &&
-            (intermediate == top || offset + pnum_inter < size_inter)) {
-            n = pnum_inter;
-        }
-
-        if (intermediate == base) {
-            break;
-        }
-
-        intermediate = bdrv_filter_or_cow_bs(intermediate);
+    int ret = bdrv_common_block_status_above(top, base, include_base, false,
+                                             offset, bytes, pnum, NULL, NULL);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return ret;
     }
 
-    *pnum = n;
-    return 0;
+    return !!(ret & BDRV_BLOCK_ALLOCATED);
 }
 
 int coroutine_fn