diff --git a/src/libvirt-storage.c b/src/libvirt-storage.c
index 9ab0fe28ea..e4646cb80f 100644
--- a/src/libvirt-storage.c
+++ b/src/libvirt-storage.c
@@ -1632,7 +1632,8 @@ virStorageVolDownload(virStorageVolPtr vol,
  * another active stream is writing to the storage volume.
  *
  * When the data stream is closed whether the upload is successful
- * or not the target storage pool will be refreshed to reflect pool
+ * or not an attempt will be made to refresh the target storage pool
+ * if an asynchronous build is not running in order to reflect pool
  * and volume changes as a result of the upload. Depending on
  * the target volume storage backend and the source stream type
  * for a successful upload, the target volume may take on the
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_driver.c b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
index 2b7a299706..d209f5afb8 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_driver.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
@@ -2267,6 +2267,13 @@ virStorageVolPoolRefreshThread(void *opaque)
         goto cleanup;
     def = virStoragePoolObjGetDef(obj);
 
+    /* If some thread is building a new volume in the pool, then we cannot
+     * clear out all vols and refresh the pool. So we'll just pass. */
+    if (virStoragePoolObjGetAsyncjobs(obj) > 0) {
+        VIR_DEBUG("Asyncjob in process, cannot refresh storage pool");
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
     if (!(backend = virStorageBackendForType(def->type)))
         goto cleanup;