diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index ed0c471465f3d2a32dc0ea66cef9d907d4569f52..b445469cfcbbd3038df496bfdde403987e2cf55d 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -4145,26 +4145,18 @@ virDomainDeviceDefPostParseInternal(virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev,
             }
         }
 
-        /* Validate LUN configuration
-         * NOTE: virStorageTranslateDiskSourcePool is not run yet, so for
-         *       disk "volume"'s, the closest we can get at config time is
-         *       to ensure mode isn't direct since host/default will allow
-         *       lun/block usage. At run time if it's determined the wrong
-         *       voltype and pooltype values are set, then failure occurs
-         */
-        if (disk->device == VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_DEVICE_LUN &&
-            !(disk->src->type == VIR_STORAGE_TYPE_BLOCK ||
-              (disk->src->type == VIR_STORAGE_TYPE_NETWORK &&
-               disk->src->protocol == VIR_STORAGE_NET_PROTOCOL_ISCSI) ||
-              (disk->src->type == VIR_STORAGE_TYPE_VOLUME &&
-               disk->src->srcpool &&
-               disk->src->srcpool->mode !=
-               VIR_STORAGE_SOURCE_POOL_MODE_DIRECT))) {
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
-                           _("disk '%s' improperly configured for a "
-                             "device='lun'"),
-                           disk->dst);
-            return -1;
+        /* Validate LUN configuration */
+        if (disk->device == VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_DEVICE_LUN) {
+            /* volumes haven't been translated at this point, so accept them */
+            if (!(disk->src->type == VIR_STORAGE_TYPE_BLOCK ||
+                  disk->src->type == VIR_STORAGE_TYPE_VOLUME ||
+                  (disk->src->type == VIR_STORAGE_TYPE_NETWORK &&
+                   disk->src->protocol == VIR_STORAGE_NET_PROTOCOL_ISCSI))) {
+                virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
+                               _("disk '%s' improperly configured for a "
+                                 "device='lun'"), disk->dst);
+                return -1;
+            }
         }
 
         if (disk->info.type == VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_NONE &&