diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend.h b/src/storage/storage_backend.h
index aaa17a05e9..2034a22d6e 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend.h
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend.h
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ enum {
 
 # define VIR_STORAGE_VOL_OPEN_DEFAULT (VIR_STORAGE_VOL_OPEN_ERROR    |\
                                        VIR_STORAGE_VOL_OPEN_REG      |\
-                                       VIR_STORAGE_VOL_OPEN_CHAR     |\
                                        VIR_STORAGE_VOL_OPEN_BLOCK)
 
 int virStorageBackendVolOpenCheckMode(const char *path, struct stat *sb,