diff --git a/src/storage/storage_driver.c b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
index ac4a74a1a8..6a8b16c826 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_driver.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
@@ -1879,8 +1879,12 @@ storageVolCreateXML(virStoragePoolPtr obj,
     }
 
     if (backend->refreshVol &&
-        backend->refreshVol(obj->conn, pool, voldef) < 0)
+        backend->refreshVol(obj->conn, pool, voldef) < 0) {
+        storageVolDeleteInternal(volobj, backend, pool, voldef,
+                                 0, false);
+        voldef = NULL;
         goto cleanup;
+    }
 
     /* Update pool metadata */
     if (orig_pool_allocation == pool->def->allocation)