diff --git a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
index 47adfe285..9963f8c0b 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/controllerserver.go
@@ -1090,13 +1090,12 @@ func (cs *ControllerServer) ControllerExpandVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi
 	nodeExpansion := false
 	if rbdVol.VolSize < volSize {
 		util.DebugLog(ctx, "rbd volume %s size is %v,resizing to %v", rbdVol, rbdVol.VolSize, volSize)
-		rbdVol.VolSize = volSize
-		nodeExpansion = true
-		err = rbdVol.resize(ctx, cr)
+		err = rbdVol.resize(volSize)
 		if err != nil {
 			klog.Errorf(util.Log(ctx, "failed to resize rbd image: %s with error: %v"), rbdVol, err)
 			return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 		}
+		nodeExpansion = true
 	}
 
 	return &csi.ControllerExpandVolumeResponse{
diff --git a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
index 432c50b6a..b1932bb8c 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
@@ -1043,17 +1043,21 @@ func cleanupRBDImageMetadataStash(path string) error {
 }
 
 // resize the given volume to new size.
-func (rv *rbdVolume) resize(ctx context.Context, cr *util.Credentials) error {
-	mon := rv.Monitors
-	volSzMiB := fmt.Sprintf("%dM", util.RoundOffVolSize(rv.VolSize))
-
-	args := []string{"resize", rv.String(), "--size", volSzMiB, "--id", cr.ID, "-m", mon, "--keyfile=" + cr.KeyFile}
-	_, stderr, err := util.ExecCommand(ctx, "rbd", args...)
-
+// updates Volsize of rbdVolume object to newSize in case of success.
+func (rv *rbdVolume) resize(newSize int64) error {
+	image, err := rv.open()
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to resize rbd image (%w), command output: %s", err, stderr)
+		return err
+	}
+	defer image.Close()
+
+	err = image.Resize(uint64(util.RoundOffVolSize(newSize) * helpers.MiB))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
+	// update Volsize of rbdVolume object to newSize.
+	rv.VolSize = newSize
 	return nil
 }