diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 13cf04d..235423e 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -4411,10 +4411,6 @@ int bdrv_img_create(const char *filename, const char *fmt,
         }
     }
 
-    printf("Formatting '%s', fmt=%s ", filename, fmt);
-    print_option_parameters(param);
-    puts("");
-
     ret = bdrv_create(drv, filename, param);
 
     if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/qemu-img.c b/qemu-img.c
index b841012..ac66459 100644
--- a/qemu-img.c
+++ b/qemu-img.c
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ static int img_create(int argc, char **argv)
     const char *filename;
     const char *base_filename = NULL;
     char *options = NULL;
+    QEMUOptionParameter *params = NULL;
 
     for(;;) {
         c = getopt(argc, argv, "F:b:f:he6o:");
@@ -362,7 +363,14 @@ static int img_create(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 
     ret = bdrv_img_create(filename, fmt, base_filename, base_fmt,
-                          options, img_size, BDRV_O_FLAGS, NULL);
+                          options, img_size, BDRV_O_FLAGS, &params);
+    if (ret == 0 && params) {
+        printf("Formatting '%s', fmt=%s ", filename, fmt);
+        print_option_parameters(params);
+        free_option_parameters(params);
+        puts("");
+    }
+
 out:
     if (ret) {
         return 1;