diff --git a/tests/clone-xml/cross-pool-disks-out.xml b/tests/clone-xml/cross-pool-disks-out.xml
index 6093e240..260f321c 100644
--- a/tests/clone-xml/cross-pool-disks-out.xml
+++ b/tests/clone-xml/cross-pool-disks-out.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <volume>
   <name>new1.img</name>
   <capacity>1000000</capacity>
-  <allocation>1000000</allocation>
+  <allocation>50000</allocation>
   <target>
     <format type="qcow2"/>
     <features>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 <volume>
   <name>new2.img</name>
   <capacity>1000000</capacity>
-  <allocation>1000000</allocation>
+  <allocation>50000</allocation>
   <target>
     <format type="qcow2"/>
     <features>
diff --git a/virtinst/cloner.py b/virtinst/cloner.py
index 65315b8e..3132713c 100644
--- a/virtinst/cloner.py
+++ b/virtinst/cloner.py
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ class Cloner(object):
                 vol_install.input_vol = orig_disk.get_vol_object()
                 vol_install.sync_input_vol(only_format=True)
 
-            if self.clone_sparse:
+            if not self.clone_sparse:
                 vol_install.allocation = vol_install.capacity
             vol_install.reflink = self.reflink
             clone_disk.set_vol_install(vol_install)