diff --git a/pkg/controller/datavolume-controller.go b/pkg/controller/datavolume-controller.go
index 81edbf9490..2d95c97d29 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/datavolume-controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/datavolume-controller.go
@@ -2830,6 +2830,9 @@ func updatePvcOwnerRefs(pvc *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim, dv *cdiv1.DataVolume)
 			break
 		}
 	}
+	for i := range dv.OwnerReferences {
+		dv.OwnerReferences[i].BlockOwnerDeletion = nil
+	}
 	pvc.OwnerReferences = append(pvc.OwnerReferences, dv.OwnerReferences...)
 }