diff --git a/block/io.c b/block/io.c
index 99ee182ca4..58602f84db 100644
--- a/block/io.c
+++ b/block/io.c
@@ -2810,7 +2810,12 @@ bdrv_co_readv_vmstate(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUIOVector *qiov, int64_t pos)
 {
     BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
     BlockDriverState *child_bs = bdrv_primary_bs(bs);
-    int ret = -ENOTSUP;
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = bdrv_check_qiov_request(pos, qiov->size, qiov, 0, NULL);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return ret;
+    }
 
     if (!drv) {
         return -ENOMEDIUM;
@@ -2822,6 +2827,8 @@ bdrv_co_readv_vmstate(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUIOVector *qiov, int64_t pos)
         ret = drv->bdrv_load_vmstate(bs, qiov, pos);
     } else if (child_bs) {
         ret = bdrv_co_readv_vmstate(child_bs, qiov, pos);
+    } else {
+        ret = -ENOTSUP;
     }
 
     bdrv_dec_in_flight(bs);
@@ -2834,7 +2841,12 @@ bdrv_co_writev_vmstate(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUIOVector *qiov, int64_t pos)
 {
     BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
     BlockDriverState *child_bs = bdrv_primary_bs(bs);
-    int ret = -ENOTSUP;
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = bdrv_check_qiov_request(pos, qiov->size, qiov, 0, NULL);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return ret;
+    }
 
     if (!drv) {
         return -ENOMEDIUM;
@@ -2846,6 +2858,8 @@ bdrv_co_writev_vmstate(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUIOVector *qiov, int64_t pos)
         ret = drv->bdrv_save_vmstate(bs, qiov, pos);
     } else if (child_bs) {
         ret = bdrv_co_writev_vmstate(child_bs, qiov, pos);
+    } else {
+        ret = -ENOTSUP;
     }
 
     bdrv_dec_in_flight(bs);