diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_block.c b/src/qemu/qemu_block.c
index 3d311b3fa0..d470d79b92 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_block.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_block.c
@@ -3169,7 +3169,6 @@ int
 qemuBlockReopenFormatMon(qemuMonitor *mon,
                          virStorageSource *src)
 {
-    g_autoptr(virJSONValue) reopenprops = NULL;
     g_autoptr(virJSONValue) srcprops = NULL;
     g_autoptr(virJSONValue) reopenoptions = virJSONValueNewArray();
 
@@ -3179,12 +3178,7 @@ qemuBlockReopenFormatMon(qemuMonitor *mon,
     if (virJSONValueArrayAppend(reopenoptions, &srcprops) < 0)
         return -1;
 
-    if (virJSONValueObjectAdd(&reopenprops,
-                              "a:options", &reopenoptions,
-                              NULL) < 0)
-        return -1;
-
-    if (qemuMonitorBlockdevReopen(mon, &reopenprops) < 0)
+    if (qemuMonitorBlockdevReopen(mon, &reopenoptions) < 0)
         return -1;
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
index 320729f067..ec586b9036 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
@@ -3971,14 +3971,11 @@ qemuMonitorBlockdevAdd(qemuMonitor *mon,
 
 int
 qemuMonitorBlockdevReopen(qemuMonitor *mon,
-                          virJSONValue **props)
+                          virJSONValue **options)
 {
-    VIR_DEBUG("props=%p (node-name=%s)", *props,
-              NULLSTR(virJSONValueObjectGetString(*props, "node-name")));
-
     QEMU_CHECK_MONITOR(mon);
 
-    return qemuMonitorJSONBlockdevReopen(mon, props);
+    return qemuMonitorJSONBlockdevReopen(mon, options);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
index 6c590933aa..c4af9b407d 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ int qemuMonitorBlockdevAdd(qemuMonitor *mon,
                            virJSONValue **props);
 
 int qemuMonitorBlockdevReopen(qemuMonitor *mon,
-                              virJSONValue **props);
+                              virJSONValue **options);
 
 int qemuMonitorBlockdevDel(qemuMonitor *mon,
                            const char *nodename);
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
index 6f1dffe8f7..a9133793f6 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
@@ -7785,12 +7785,14 @@ qemuMonitorJSONBlockdevAdd(qemuMonitor *mon,
 
 int
 qemuMonitorJSONBlockdevReopen(qemuMonitor *mon,
-                              virJSONValue **props)
+                              virJSONValue **options)
 {
     g_autoptr(virJSONValue) cmd = NULL;
     g_autoptr(virJSONValue) reply = NULL;
 
-    if (!(cmd = qemuMonitorJSONMakeCommandInternal("blockdev-reopen", props)))
+    if (!(cmd = qemuMonitorJSONMakeCommand("blockdev-reopen",
+                                           "a:options", options,
+                                           NULL)))
         return -1;
 
     if (qemuMonitorJSONCommand(mon, cmd, &reply) < 0)
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.h b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.h
index 06023b98ea..ed0027c118 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.h
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ qemuMonitorJSONBlockdevAdd(qemuMonitor *mon,
 
 int
 qemuMonitorJSONBlockdevReopen(qemuMonitor *mon,
-                              virJSONValue **props)
+                              virJSONValue **options)
     ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2);
 
 int