diff --git a/block/src/fixed_vhd_async.rs b/block/src/fixed_vhd_async.rs
index 6e858f74a..141435420 100644
--- a/block/src/fixed_vhd_async.rs
+++ b/block/src/fixed_vhd_async.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 use crate::async_io::{
     AsyncIo, AsyncIoError, AsyncIoResult, BorrowedDiskFd, DiskFile, DiskFileError, DiskFileResult,
 };
+use crate::error::{BlockError, BlockResult, ErrorOp};
 use crate::fixed_vhd::FixedVhd;
 use crate::raw_async::RawFileAsync;
 use crate::{BatchRequest, BlockBackend};
@@ -17,8 +18,10 @@ use crate::{BatchRequest, BlockBackend};
 pub struct FixedVhdDiskAsync(FixedVhd);
 
 impl FixedVhdDiskAsync {
-    pub fn new(file: File) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
-        Ok(Self(FixedVhd::new(file)?))
+    pub fn new(file: File) -> BlockResult<Self> {
+        Ok(Self(
+            FixedVhd::new(file).map_err(|e| BlockError::from(e).with_op(ErrorOp::Open))?,
+        ))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
index 342f99b37..26bc24dbc 100644
--- a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ pub enum DeviceManagerError {
 
     /// Failed to create FixedVhdDiskAsync
     #[error("Failed to create FixedVhdDiskAsync")]
-    CreateFixedVhdDiskAsync(#[source] io::Error),
+    CreateFixedVhdDiskAsync(#[source] BlockError),
 
     /// Failed to create FixedVhdDiskSync
     #[error("Failed to create FixedVhdDiskSync")]