diff --git a/src/PVE/Storage/RBDPlugin.pm b/src/PVE/Storage/RBDPlugin.pm
index 73703fb..9d59a14 100644
--- a/src/PVE/Storage/RBDPlugin.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Storage/RBDPlugin.pm
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ sub volume_resize {
 
     my ($vtype, $name, $vmid) = $class->parse_volname($volname);
 
-    my $cmd = $rbd_cmd->($scfg, $storeid, 'resize', '--allow-shrink', '--size', ($size/1024/1024), $name);
+    my $cmd = $rbd_cmd->($scfg, $storeid, 'resize', '--size', ($size/1024/1024), $name);
     run_rbd_command($cmd, errmsg => "rbd resize '$volname' error");
     return undef;
 }