diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_rbd.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_rbd.c
index 6a6f82160e..80a1d339fa 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_rbd.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_rbd.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static int volStorageBackendRBDRefreshVolInfo(virStorageVolDefPtr vol,
     int r = 0;
     rbd_image_t image = NULL;
 
-    r = rbd_open(ptr->ioctx, vol->name, &image, NULL);
+    r = rbd_open_read_only(ptr->ioctx, vol->name, &image, NULL);
     if (r < 0) {
         ret = -r;
         virReportSystemError(-r, _("failed to open the RBD image '%s'"),