diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_block.c b/src/qemu/qemu_block.c
index c9f5cbbf29..b266f5743d 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_block.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_block.c
@@ -1669,9 +1669,9 @@ qemuBlockStorageSourceAttachApply(qemuMonitor *mon,
                                   qemuBlockStorageSourceAttachData *data)
 {
     if (qemuBlockStorageSourceAttachApplyStorageDeps(mon, data) < 0 ||
+        qemuBlockStorageSourceAttachApplyFormatDeps(mon, data) < 0 ||
         qemuBlockStorageSourceAttachApplyStorage(mon, data) < 0 ||
         qemuBlockStorageSourceAttachApplyStorageSlice(mon, data) < 0 ||
-        qemuBlockStorageSourceAttachApplyFormatDeps(mon, data) < 0 ||
         qemuBlockStorageSourceAttachApplyFormat(mon, data) < 0)
         return -1;
 
@@ -2636,6 +2636,8 @@ qemuBlockStorageSourceCreate(virDomainObj *vm,
         goto cleanup;
 
     rc = qemuBlockStorageSourceAttachApplyStorageDeps(priv->mon, data);
+    if (rc == 0)
+        rc = qemuBlockStorageSourceAttachApplyFormatDeps(priv->mon, data);
 
     qemuDomainObjExitMonitor(vm);
     if (rc < 0)
@@ -2649,9 +2651,6 @@ qemuBlockStorageSourceCreate(virDomainObj *vm,
 
     rc = qemuBlockStorageSourceAttachApplyStorage(priv->mon, data);
 
-    if (rc == 0)
-        rc = qemuBlockStorageSourceAttachApplyFormatDeps(priv->mon, data);
-
     qemuDomainObjExitMonitor(vm);
     if (rc < 0)
         goto cleanup;