diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_block.c b/src/qemu/qemu_block.c
index 1eb55315ae..c03f278aa9 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_block.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_block.c
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ qemuBlockStorageSourceSetFormatNodename(virStorageSource *src,
 const char *
 qemuBlockStorageSourceGetEffectiveNodename(virStorageSource *src)
 {
-    return src->nodenameformat;
+    if (src->nodenameformat)
+        return src->nodenameformat;
+
+    return qemuBlockStorageSourceGetEffectiveStorageNodename(src);
 }