diff --git a/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go b/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go
index 4dfdf035b..b0cc5ecdc 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/nodeserver.go
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ func populateRbdVol(
 		}
 	}
 
+	rv.DisableInUseChecks = disableInUseChecks
+
 	err = rv.Connect(cr)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.ErrorLog(ctx, "failed to connect to volume %s: %v", rv, err)