diff --git a/hw/block/m25p80.c b/hw/block/m25p80.c
index 802d2eb021..dc5ffbc4ff 100644
--- a/hw/block/m25p80.c
+++ b/hw/block/m25p80.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
+#include "hw/block/block.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
 #include "hw/ssi/ssi.h"
@@ -1615,8 +1616,7 @@ static void m25p80_realize(SSIPeripheral *ss, Error **errp)
         trace_m25p80_binding(s);
         s->storage = blk_blockalign(s->blk, s->size);
 
-        if (blk_pread(s->blk, 0, s->size, s->storage, 0) < 0) {
-            error_setg(errp, "failed to read the initial flash content");
+        if (!blk_check_size_and_read_all(s->blk, s->storage, s->size, errp)) {
             return;
         }
     } else {