diff --git a/tests/unit/test-bdrv-graph-mod.c b/tests/unit/test-bdrv-graph-mod.c
index a6e3bb79be..40795d3c04 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-bdrv-graph-mod.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-bdrv-graph-mod.c
@@ -241,13 +241,26 @@ static void test_parallel_exclusive_write(void)
     bdrv_unref(top);
 }
 
-static void write_to_file_perms(BlockDriverState *bs, BdrvChild *c,
-                                     BdrvChildRole role,
-                                     BlockReopenQueue *reopen_queue,
-                                     uint64_t perm, uint64_t shared,
-                                     uint64_t *nperm, uint64_t *nshared)
+/*
+ * write-to-selected node may have several DATA children, one of them may be
+ * "selected". Exclusive write permission is taken on selected child.
+ *
+ * We don't realize write handler itself, as we need only to test how permission
+ * update works.
+ */
+typedef struct BDRVWriteToSelectedState {
+    BdrvChild *selected;
+} BDRVWriteToSelectedState;
+
+static void write_to_selected_perms(BlockDriverState *bs, BdrvChild *c,
+                                    BdrvChildRole role,
+                                    BlockReopenQueue *reopen_queue,
+                                    uint64_t perm, uint64_t shared,
+                                    uint64_t *nperm, uint64_t *nshared)
 {
-    if (bs->file && c == bs->file) {
+    BDRVWriteToSelectedState *s = bs->opaque;
+
+    if (s->selected && c == s->selected) {
         *nperm = BLK_PERM_WRITE;
         *nshared = BLK_PERM_ALL & ~BLK_PERM_WRITE;
     } else {
@@ -256,9 +269,10 @@ static void write_to_file_perms(BlockDriverState *bs, BdrvChild *c,
     }
 }
 
-static BlockDriver bdrv_write_to_file = {
-    .format_name = "tricky-perm",
-    .bdrv_child_perm = write_to_file_perms,
+static BlockDriver bdrv_write_to_selected = {
+    .format_name = "write-to-selected",
+    .instance_size = sizeof(BDRVWriteToSelectedState),
+    .bdrv_child_perm = write_to_selected_perms,
 };
 
 
@@ -266,15 +280,18 @@ static BlockDriver bdrv_write_to_file = {
  * The following test shows that topological-sort order is required for
  * permission update, simple DFS is not enough.
  *
- * Consider the block driver which has two filter children: one active
- * with exclusive write access and one inactive with no specific
- * permissions.
+ * Consider the block driver (write-to-selected) which has two children: one is
+ * selected so we have exclusive write access to it and for the other one we
+ * don't need any specific permissions.
  *
  * And, these two children has a common base child, like this:
+ *   (additional "top" on top is used in test just because the only public
+ *    function to update permission should get a specific child to update.
+ *    Making bdrv_refresh_perms() public just for this test doesn't worth it)
  *
- * ┌─────┐     ┌──────┐
- * │ fl2 │ ◀── │ top  │
- * └─────┘     └──────┘
+ * ┌─────┐     ┌───────────────────┐     ┌─────┐
+ * │ fl2 │ ◀── │ write-to-selected │ ◀── │ top │
+ * └─────┘     └───────────────────┘     └─────┘
  *   │           │
  *   │           │ w
  *   │           ▼
@@ -290,7 +307,7 @@ static BlockDriver bdrv_write_to_file = {
  *
  * So, exclusive write is propagated.
  *
- * Assume, we want to make fl2 active instead of fl1.
+ * Assume, we want to select fl2  instead of fl1.
  * So, we set some option for top driver and do permission update.
  *
  * With simple DFS, if permission update goes first through
@@ -306,9 +323,10 @@ static BlockDriver bdrv_write_to_file = {
 static void test_parallel_perm_update(void)
 {
     BlockDriverState *top = no_perm_node("top");
-    BlockDriverState *tricky =
-            bdrv_new_open_driver(&bdrv_write_to_file, "tricky", BDRV_O_RDWR,
+    BlockDriverState *ws =
+            bdrv_new_open_driver(&bdrv_write_to_selected, "ws", BDRV_O_RDWR,
                                  &error_abort);
+    BDRVWriteToSelectedState *s = ws->opaque;
     BlockDriverState *base = no_perm_node("base");
     BlockDriverState *fl1 = pass_through_node("fl1");
     BlockDriverState *fl2 = pass_through_node("fl2");
@@ -320,33 +338,33 @@ static void test_parallel_perm_update(void)
      */
     bdrv_ref(base);
 
-    bdrv_attach_child(top, tricky, "file", &child_of_bds, BDRV_CHILD_DATA,
+    bdrv_attach_child(top, ws, "file", &child_of_bds, BDRV_CHILD_DATA,
                       &error_abort);
-    c_fl1 = bdrv_attach_child(tricky, fl1, "first", &child_of_bds,
-                              BDRV_CHILD_FILTERED, &error_abort);
-    c_fl2 = bdrv_attach_child(tricky, fl2, "second", &child_of_bds,
-                              BDRV_CHILD_FILTERED, &error_abort);
+    c_fl1 = bdrv_attach_child(ws, fl1, "first", &child_of_bds,
+                              BDRV_CHILD_DATA, &error_abort);
+    c_fl2 = bdrv_attach_child(ws, fl2, "second", &child_of_bds,
+                              BDRV_CHILD_DATA, &error_abort);
     bdrv_attach_child(fl1, base, "backing", &child_of_bds, BDRV_CHILD_FILTERED,
                       &error_abort);
     bdrv_attach_child(fl2, base, "backing", &child_of_bds, BDRV_CHILD_FILTERED,
                       &error_abort);
 
     /* Select fl1 as first child to be active */
-    tricky->file = c_fl1;
+    s->selected = c_fl1;
     bdrv_child_refresh_perms(top, top->children.lh_first, &error_abort);
 
     assert(c_fl1->perm & BLK_PERM_WRITE);
     assert(!(c_fl2->perm & BLK_PERM_WRITE));
 
     /* Now, try to switch active child and update permissions */
-    tricky->file = c_fl2;
+    s->selected = c_fl2;
     bdrv_child_refresh_perms(top, top->children.lh_first, &error_abort);
 
     assert(c_fl2->perm & BLK_PERM_WRITE);
     assert(!(c_fl1->perm & BLK_PERM_WRITE));
 
     /* Switch once more, to not care about real child order in the list */
-    tricky->file = c_fl1;
+    s->selected = c_fl1;
     bdrv_child_refresh_perms(top, top->children.lh_first, &error_abort);
 
     assert(c_fl1->perm & BLK_PERM_WRITE);
