https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227664 If the requested format type for the new entry in the file system pool is a 'dir', then be sure to set the vol->type correctly as would be done when the pool is refreshed. Signed-off-by: John Ferlan <jferlan(a)redhat.com&gt; --- src/storage/storage_backend_fs.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_fs.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_fs.c index b751687..0eebac3 100644 --- a/src/storage/storage_backend_fs.c +++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_fs.c @@ -1051,7 +1051,10 @@ virStorageBackendFileSystemVolCreate(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, virStorageVolDefPtr vol) { - vol->type = VIR_STORAGE_VOL_FILE; + if (vol->target.format == VIR_STORAGE_FILE_DIR) + vol->type = VIR_STORAGE_VOL_DIR; + else + vol->type = VIR_STORAGE_VOL_FILE; VIR_FREE(vol->target.path); if (virAsprintf(&vol->target.path, "%s/%s",