diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/vmware/test_vmware_vmdk.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/vmware/test_vmware_vmdk.py
index 19be00f132b..6c4f4763d7b 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/vmware/test_vmware_vmdk.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/vmware/test_vmware_vmdk.py
@@ -3232,7 +3232,7 @@ class VMwareVcVmdkDriverTestCase(test.TestCase):
         self._driver.revert_to_snapshot(
             mock.sentinel.context, volume, snapshot)
 
-        vops.get_backing.assert_called_once_with(volume.name)
+        vops.get_backing.assert_called_once_with(volume.name, volume.id)
         vops.revert_to_snapshot.assert_not_called()
 
     @mock.patch.object(VMDK_DRIVER, 'volumeops')
@@ -3260,7 +3260,7 @@ class VMwareVcVmdkDriverTestCase(test.TestCase):
         self._driver.revert_to_snapshot(
             mock.sentinel.context, volume, snapshot)
 
-        vops.get_backing.assert_called_once_with(volume.name)
+        vops.get_backing.assert_called_once_with(volume.name, volume.id)
         vops.revert_to_snapshot.assert_called_once_with(backing,
                                                         snapshot.name)
 
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/vmware/vmdk.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/vmware/vmdk.py
index 78c1c80356e..99895c35b36 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/vmware/vmdk.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/vmware/vmdk.py
@@ -2226,7 +2226,7 @@ class VMwareVcVmdkDriver(driver.VolumeDriver):
             raise exception.InvalidSnapshot("Cannot revert to template "
                                             "based snapshot")
 
-        backing = self.volumeops.get_backing(volume.name)
+        backing = self.volumeops.get_backing(volume.name, volume.id)
         if not backing:
             LOG.debug("Backing does not exist for volume.", resource=volume)
         else: