diff --git a/block/src/fixed_vhd_sync.rs b/block/src/fixed_vhd_sync.rs
index ecb5e83ad..bf6c431fe 100644
--- a/block/src/fixed_vhd_sync.rs
+++ b/block/src/fixed_vhd_sync.rs
@@ -11,14 +11,17 @@ use crate::BlockBackend;
 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_sync::RawFileSync;
 
 pub struct FixedVhdDiskSync(FixedVhd);
 
 impl FixedVhdDiskSync {
-    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 ea66cda9d..bdcd33602 100644
--- a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ pub enum DeviceManagerError {
 
     /// Failed to create FixedVhdDiskSync
     #[error("Failed to create FixedVhdDiskSync")]
-    CreateFixedVhdDiskSync(#[source] io::Error),
+    CreateFixedVhdDiskSync(#[source] BlockError),
 
     /// Failed to create QcowDiskSync
     #[error("Failed to create QcowDiskSync")]