diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c
index 039d962a9f..15b86dc8a2 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c
@@ -702,16 +702,32 @@ cleanup:
 
 
 static int
-virStorageBackendLogicalBuildVol(virConnectPtr conn,
-                                 virStoragePoolObjPtr pool,
-                                 virStorageVolDefPtr vol,
-                                 unsigned int flags)
+virStorageBackendLogicalCreateVol(virConnectPtr conn,
+                                  virStoragePoolObjPtr pool,
+                                  virStorageVolDefPtr vol)
 {
     int fd = -1;
     virCommandPtr cmd = NULL;
     virErrorPtr err;
 
-    virCheckFlags(0, -1);
+    if (vol->target.encryption != NULL) {
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
+                       "%s", _("storage pool does not support encrypted "
+                               "volumes"));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    vol->type = VIR_STORAGE_VOL_BLOCK;
+
+    if (vol->target.path != NULL) {
+        /* A target path passed to CreateVol has no meaning */
+        VIR_FREE(vol->target.path);
+    }
+
+    if (virAsprintf(&vol->target.path, "%s/%s",
+                    pool->def->target.path,
+                    vol->name) == -1)
+        return -1;
 
     cmd = virCommandNewArgList(LVCREATE,
                                "--name", vol->name,
@@ -770,7 +786,7 @@ virStorageBackendLogicalBuildVol(virConnectPtr conn,
 
     return 0;
 
-error:
+ error:
     err = virSaveLastError();
     VIR_FORCE_CLOSE(fd);
     virStorageBackendLogicalDeleteVol(conn, pool, vol, 0);
@@ -780,36 +796,6 @@ error:
     return -1;
 }
 
-
-static int
-virStorageBackendLogicalCreateVol(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
-                                  virStoragePoolObjPtr pool,
-                                  virStorageVolDefPtr vol)
-{
-    if (vol->target.encryption != NULL) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
-                       _("storage pool does not support encrypted volumes"));
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    vol->type = VIR_STORAGE_VOL_BLOCK;
-
-    VIR_FREE(vol->target.path);
-    if (virAsprintf(&vol->target.path, "%s/%s",
-                    pool->def->target.path,
-                    vol->name) == -1)
-        return -1;
-
-    if (virFileExists(vol->target.path)) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
-                       _("volume target path '%s' already exists"),
-                       vol->target.path);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
 static int
 virStorageBackendLogicalBuildVolFrom(virConnectPtr conn,
                                      virStoragePoolObjPtr pool,
@@ -837,7 +823,7 @@ virStorageBackend virStorageBackendLogical = {
     .refreshPool = virStorageBackendLogicalRefreshPool,
     .stopPool = virStorageBackendLogicalStopPool,
     .deletePool = virStorageBackendLogicalDeletePool,
-    .buildVol = virStorageBackendLogicalBuildVol,
+    .buildVol = NULL,
     .buildVolFrom = virStorageBackendLogicalBuildVolFrom,
     .createVol = virStorageBackendLogicalCreateVol,
     .deleteVol = virStorageBackendLogicalDeleteVol,