diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/hyperv/test_livemigrationops.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/hyperv/test_livemigrationops.py
index 88888ec7321f..de2431d31387 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/hyperv/test_livemigrationops.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/hyperv/test_livemigrationops.py
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ class LiveMigrationOpsTestCase(test_base.HyperVBaseTestCase):
             self.assertFalse(mock_copy_dvd_disk.called)
 
         mock_live_migr = self._livemigrops._livemigrutils.live_migrate_vm
-        mock_live_migr.assert_called_once_with(mock_instance.name,
-                                               fake_dest)
+        mock_live_migr.assert_called_once_with(
+            mock_instance.name,
+            fake_dest,
+            migrate_disks=not shared_storage)
 
     def test_live_migration(self):
         self._test_live_migration(migrate_data_received=False)
diff --git a/nova/virt/hyperv/livemigrationops.py b/nova/virt/hyperv/livemigrationops.py
index 24f91b0f96be..0cb76e94cbb3 100644
--- a/nova/virt/hyperv/livemigrationops.py
+++ b/nova/virt/hyperv/livemigrationops.py
@@ -73,8 +73,10 @@ class LiveMigrationOps(object):
                 self._pathutils.copy_vm_console_logs(instance_name, dest)
                 self._vmops.copy_vm_dvd_disks(instance_name, dest)
 
-            self._livemigrutils.live_migrate_vm(instance_name,
-                                                dest)
+            self._livemigrutils.live_migrate_vm(
+                instance_name,
+                dest,
+                migrate_disks=not shared_storage)
         except Exception:
             with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
                 LOG.debug("Calling live migration recover_method "