diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 417554fc64..7121cd0264 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ DriveInfo *drive_init(QemuOpts *opts, void *opaque,
 
     on_write_error = BLOCK_ERR_STOP_ENOSPC;
     if ((buf = qemu_opt_get(opts, "werror")) != NULL) {
-        if (type != IF_IDE && type != IF_SCSI && type != IF_VIRTIO) {
+        if (type != IF_IDE && type != IF_SCSI && type != IF_VIRTIO && type != IF_NONE) {
             fprintf(stderr, "werror is no supported by this format\n");
             return NULL;
         }
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ DriveInfo *drive_init(QemuOpts *opts, void *opaque,
 
     on_read_error = BLOCK_ERR_REPORT;
     if ((buf = qemu_opt_get(opts, "rerror")) != NULL) {
-        if (type != IF_IDE && type != IF_VIRTIO) {
+        if (type != IF_IDE && type != IF_VIRTIO && type != IF_NONE) {
             fprintf(stderr, "rerror is no supported by this format\n");
             return NULL;
         }
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ DriveInfo *drive_init(QemuOpts *opts, void *opaque,
         /* CDROM is fine for any interface, don't check.  */
         ro = 1;
     } else if (ro == 1) {
-        if (type != IF_SCSI && type != IF_VIRTIO && type != IF_FLOPPY) {
+        if (type != IF_SCSI && type != IF_VIRTIO && type != IF_FLOPPY && type != IF_NONE) {
             fprintf(stderr, "qemu: readonly flag not supported for drive with this interface\n");
             return NULL;
         }