diff --git a/src/storage/storage_util.c b/src/storage/storage_util.c
index f7c09e3375..fcecedbc3a 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_util.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_util.c
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ virStorageBackendCreateQemuImgCmdFromVol(virStoragePoolObjPtr pool,
         .type = NULL,
         .inputType = NULL,
         .path = vol->target.path,
-        .allocation = vol->target.allocation,
+        .allocation = VIR_DIV_UP(vol->target.allocation, 1024),
         .encryption = !!vol->target.encryption,
         .preallocate = !!(flags & VIR_STORAGE_VOL_CREATE_PREALLOC_METADATA),
         .compat = vol->target.compat,