diff --git a/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c b/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
index e0697d3ec..6112e278f 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/lvol/vbdev_lvol.c
@@ -300,12 +300,17 @@ vbdev_lvol_dump_config_json(void *ctx, struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w)
 	struct lvol_store_bdev *lvs_bdev;
 	struct spdk_bdev *bdev;
 
+	spdk_json_write_name(w, "lvol");
+	spdk_json_write_object_begin(w);
+
 	lvs_bdev = vbdev_get_lvs_bdev_by_lvs(lvol->lvol_store);
 	bdev = lvs_bdev->bdev;
 
 	spdk_json_write_name(w, "base_bdev");
 	spdk_json_write_string(w, spdk_bdev_get_name(bdev));
 
+	spdk_json_write_object_end(w);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/vbdev_lvol.c/vbdev_lvol_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/vbdev_lvol.c/vbdev_lvol_ut.c
index ebe40d56c..4205166e0 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/vbdev_lvol.c/vbdev_lvol_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/vbdev_lvol.c/vbdev_lvol_ut.c
@@ -262,6 +262,18 @@ spdk_json_write_string(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w, const char *val)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int
+spdk_json_write_object_begin(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+spdk_json_write_object_end(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 const char *
 spdk_bdev_get_name(const struct spdk_bdev *bdev)
 {