diff --git a/block/block-backend.c b/block/block-backend.c
index fc530ded6a..e37d55d3e9 100644
--- a/block/block-backend.c
+++ b/block/block-backend.c
@@ -2024,7 +2024,15 @@ void blk_activate(BlockBackend *blk, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    bdrv_activate(bs, errp);
+    /*
+     * Migration code can call this function in coroutine context, so leave
+     * coroutine context if necessary.
+     */
+    if (qemu_in_coroutine()) {
+        bdrv_co_activate(bs, errp);
+    } else {
+        bdrv_activate(bs, errp);
+    }
 }
 
 bool coroutine_fn blk_co_is_inserted(BlockBackend *blk)
diff --git a/include/block/block-global-state.h b/include/block/block-global-state.h
index 399200a9a3..2c312cc774 100644
--- a/include/block/block-global-state.h
+++ b/include/block/block-global-state.h
@@ -166,7 +166,11 @@ int bdrv_amend_options(BlockDriverState *bs_new, QemuOpts *opts,
 BlockDriverState *check_to_replace_node(BlockDriverState *parent_bs,
                                         const char *node_name, Error **errp);
 
-int bdrv_activate(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp);
+int no_coroutine_fn bdrv_activate(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp);
+
+int coroutine_fn no_co_wrapper
+bdrv_co_activate(BlockDriverState *bs, Error **errp);
+
 void bdrv_activate_all(Error **errp);
 int bdrv_inactivate_all(void);