diff --git a/pkg/cephfs/controllerserver.go b/pkg/cephfs/controllerserver.go
index 9375706f2..21a0eeb46 100644
--- a/pkg/cephfs/controllerserver.go
+++ b/pkg/cephfs/controllerserver.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (cs *controllerServer) CreateVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.CreateVol
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, err.Error())
 	}
 
-	volId := newVolumeID()
+	volId := makeVolumeID(req.GetName())
 
 	conf := cephConfigData{Monitors: volOptions.Monitors, VolumeID: volId}
 	if err = conf.writeToFile(); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/cephfs/util.go b/pkg/cephfs/util.go
index 9dce7063c..f2e6f2c83 100644
--- a/pkg/cephfs/util.go
+++ b/pkg/cephfs/util.go
@@ -27,14 +27,13 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
 	"github.com/container-storage-interface/spec/lib/go/csi"
-	"github.com/pborman/uuid"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/mount"
 )
 
 type volumeID string
 
-func newVolumeID() volumeID {
-	return volumeID("csi-cephfs-" + uuid.NewUUID().String())
+func makeVolumeID(volName string) volumeID {
+	return volumeID("csi-cephfs-" + volName)
 }
 
 func execCommand(command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {