diff --git a/block/commit.c b/block/commit.c
index 5df3d05346..ba0ba59316 100644
--- a/block/commit.c
+++ b/block/commit.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "trace.h"
+#include "block/block-common.h"
+#include "block/coroutines.h"
 #include "block/block_int.h"
 #include "block/blockjob_int.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
@@ -167,9 +169,13 @@ static int coroutine_fn commit_run(Job *job, Error **errp)
             break;
         }
         /* Copy if allocated above the base */
-        ret = blk_co_is_allocated_above(s->top, s->base_overlay, true,
-                                        offset, COMMIT_BUFFER_SIZE, &n);
-        copy = (ret > 0);
+        WITH_GRAPH_RDLOCK_GUARD() {
+            ret = bdrv_co_common_block_status_above(blk_bs(s->top),
+                s->base_overlay, true, true, offset, COMMIT_BUFFER_SIZE,
+                &n, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+        }
+
+        copy = (ret >= 0 && ret & BDRV_BLOCK_ALLOCATED);
         trace_commit_one_iteration(s, offset, n, ret);
         if (copy) {
             assert(n < SIZE_MAX);