diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index fe74ddd..2b72a0f 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -4083,11 +4083,13 @@ out:
 }
 
 void *block_job_create(const BlockJobType *job_type, BlockDriverState *bs,
-                       BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque)
+                       BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque,
+                       Error **errp)
 {
     BlockJob *job;
 
     if (bs->job || bdrv_in_use(bs)) {
+        error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_IN_USE, bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
         return NULL;
     }
     bdrv_set_in_use(bs, 1);
diff --git a/block/stream.c b/block/stream.c
index 0efe1ad..7002dc8 100644
--- a/block/stream.c
+++ b/block/stream.c
@@ -280,16 +280,16 @@ static BlockJobType stream_job_type = {
     .set_speed     = stream_set_speed,
 };
 
-int stream_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *base,
-                 const char *base_id, BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb,
-                 void *opaque)
+void stream_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *base,
+                  const char *base_id, BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb,
+                  void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     StreamBlockJob *s;
     Coroutine *co;
 
-    s = block_job_create(&stream_job_type, bs, cb, opaque);
+    s = block_job_create(&stream_job_type, bs, cb, opaque, errp);
     if (!s) {
-        return -EBUSY; /* bs must already be in use */
+        return;
     }
 
     s->base = base;
@@ -300,5 +300,4 @@ int stream_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *base,
     co = qemu_coroutine_create(stream_run);
     trace_stream_start(bs, base, s, co, opaque);
     qemu_coroutine_enter(co, s);
-    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/block_int.h b/block_int.h
index 0acb49f..8cf6ce9 100644
--- a/block_int.h
+++ b/block_int.h
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ int is_windows_drive(const char *filename);
  * @bs: The block
  * @cb: Completion function for the job.
  * @opaque: Opaque pointer value passed to @cb.
+ * @errp: A location to return DeviceInUse.
  *
  * Create a new long-running block device job and return it.  The job
  * will call @cb asynchronously when the job completes.  Note that
@@ -357,7 +358,8 @@ int is_windows_drive(const char *filename);
  * called from a wrapper that is specific to the job type.
  */
 void *block_job_create(const BlockJobType *job_type, BlockDriverState *bs,
-                       BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque);
+                       BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque,
+                       Error **errp);
 
 /**
  * block_job_complete:
@@ -417,6 +419,7 @@ void block_job_cancel_sync(BlockJob *job);
  * backing file if the job completes.  Ignored if @base is %NULL.
  * @cb: Completion function for the job.
  * @opaque: Opaque pointer value passed to @cb.
+ * @errp: A location to return DeviceInUse.
  *
  * Start a streaming operation on @bs.  Clusters that are unallocated
  * in @bs, but allocated in any image between @base and @bs (both
@@ -424,8 +427,8 @@ void block_job_cancel_sync(BlockJob *job);
  * streaming job, the backing file of @bs will be changed to
  * @base_id in the written image and to @base in the live BlockDriverState.
  */
-int stream_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *base,
-                 const char *base_id, BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb,
-                 void *opaque);
+void stream_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *base,
+                  const char *base_id, BlockDriverCompletionFunc *cb,
+                  void *opaque, Error **errp);
 
 #endif /* BLOCK_INT_H */
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 0c2440e..a411477 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ void qmp_block_stream(const char *device, bool has_base,
 {
     BlockDriverState *bs;
     BlockDriverState *base_bs = NULL;
-    int ret;
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
 
     bs = bdrv_find(device);
     if (!bs) {
@@ -1111,16 +1111,10 @@ void qmp_block_stream(const char *device, bool has_base,
         }
     }
 
-    ret = stream_start(bs, base_bs, base, block_stream_cb, bs);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        switch (ret) {
-        case -EBUSY:
-            error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_IN_USE, device);
-            return;
-        default:
-            error_set(errp, QERR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
-            return;
-        }
+    stream_start(bs, base_bs, base, block_stream_cb, bs, &local_err);
+    if (error_is_set(&local_err)) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
     }
 
     /* Grab a reference so hotplug does not delete the BlockDriverState from
