diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index ba83077c2..32252100c 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -1586,6 +1586,7 @@ spdk_bdev_module_claim_bdev(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_bdev_desc *desc,
 	}
 
 	if (desc && !desc->write) {
+		bdev->bdev_opened_for_write = true;
 		desc->write = true;
 	}