diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index dd38e7139f..cb5737073f 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -1938,6 +1938,8 @@ void bdrv_set_backing_hd(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *backing_hd,
         bdrv_unref(backing_hd);
     }
 
+    bdrv_refresh_filename(bs);
+
 out:
     bdrv_refresh_limits(bs, NULL);
 }