diff --git a/pkg/cephfs/volume.go b/pkg/cephfs/volume.go
index 1254dca82..bf4c22288 100644
--- a/pkg/cephfs/volume.go
+++ b/pkg/cephfs/volume.go
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ func createVolume(volOptions *volumeOptions, cr *util.Credentials, volID volumeI
 			csiSubvolumeGroup,
 			"--mode",
 			"777",
-			"--pool_layout",
-			volOptions.Pool,
 			"-m", volOptions.Monitors,
 			"-c", util.CephConfigPath,
 			"-n", cephEntityClientPrefix+cr.ID,
@@ -108,6 +106,7 @@ func createVolume(volOptions *volumeOptions, cr *util.Credentials, volID volumeI
 		strconv.FormatInt(bytesQuota, 10),
 		"--group_name",
 		csiSubvolumeGroup,
+		"--pool_layout", volOptions.Pool,
 		"-m", volOptions.Monitors,
 		"-c", util.CephConfigPath,
 		"-n", cephEntityClientPrefix+cr.ID,