Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Storage/VD.cpp
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--- /trunk/src/VBox/Storage/VD.cpp	(revision 40678)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Storage/VD.cpp	(revision 40679)
@@ -5941,4 +5941,5 @@
         pImage->uOpenFlags = uOpenFlags & VD_OPEN_FLAGS_HONOR_SAME;
         uImageFlags &= ~VD_IMAGE_FLAGS_DIFF;
+        pImage->VDIo.fIgnoreFlush = (uOpenFlags & VD_OPEN_FLAGS_IGNORE_FLUSH) != 0;
         rc = pImage->Backend->pfnCreate(pImage->pszFilename, cbSize,
                                         uImageFlags, pszComment, pPCHSGeometry,
@@ -5954,5 +5955,4 @@
         {
             pImage->VDIo.pBackendData = pImage->pBackendData;
-            pImage->VDIo.fIgnoreFlush = (uOpenFlags & VD_OPEN_FLAGS_IGNORE_FLUSH) != 0;
             pImage->uImageFlags = uImageFlags;