diff --git a/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c b/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
index 790f10425..3fdb96b7d 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
@@ -899,6 +899,7 @@ _create_lvol_disk(struct spdk_lvol *lvol)
 	assert((total_size % bdev->blocklen) == 0);
 	bdev->blockcnt = total_size / bdev->blocklen;
 	bdev->uuid = lvol->uuid;
+	bdev->need_aligned_buffer = lvs_bdev->bdev->need_aligned_buffer;
 
 	bdev->ctxt = lvol;
 	bdev->fn_table = &vbdev_lvol_fn_table;