diff --git a/os_brick/initiator/windows/smbfs.py b/os_brick/initiator/windows/smbfs.py
index 9609de600..e530be747 100644
--- a/os_brick/initiator/windows/smbfs.py
+++ b/os_brick/initiator/windows/smbfs.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class WindowsSMBFSConnector(win_conn_base.BaseWindowsConnector):
         # shares. This is in fact mandatory in some cases, for example
         # for the Hyper-C scenario.
         self._local_path_for_loopback = kwargs.get('local_path_for_loopback',
-                                                   False)
+                                                   True)
 
         self._expect_raw_disk = kwargs.get('expect_raw_disk', False)
         self._remotefsclient = remotefs.WindowsRemoteFsClient(
diff --git a/os_brick/remotefs/windows_remotefs.py b/os_brick/remotefs/windows_remotefs.py
index 598efd8cf..7e48a8250 100644
--- a/os_brick/remotefs/windows_remotefs.py
+++ b/os_brick/remotefs/windows_remotefs.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class WindowsRemoteFsClient(remotefs.RemoteFsClient):
         }
 
         self._local_path_for_loopback = kwargs.get('local_path_for_loopback',
-                                                   False)
+                                                   True)
 
         if mount_type not in mount_type_to_option_prefix:
             raise exception.ProtocolNotSupported(protocol=mount_type)