diff --git a/nova/tests/test_xenapi.py b/nova/tests/test_xenapi.py
index 6b8efc9d..2cbe58aa 100644
--- a/nova/tests/test_xenapi.py
+++ b/nova/tests/test_xenapi.py
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ class XenAPIVMTestCase(test.TestCase):
         stubs.stubout_session(self.stubs, stubs.FakeSessionForVMTests)
         stubs.stubout_get_this_vm_uuid(self.stubs)
         stubs.stubout_stream_disk(self.stubs)
+        stubs.stubout_is_vdi_pv(self.stubs)
         self.stubs.Set(VMOps, 'reset_network', reset_network)
         glance_stubs.stubout_glance_client(self.stubs,
                                            glance_stubs.FakeGlance)
diff --git a/nova/tests/xenapi/stubs.py b/nova/tests/xenapi/stubs.py
index 624995ad..4fec2bd7 100644
--- a/nova/tests/xenapi/stubs.py
+++ b/nova/tests/xenapi/stubs.py
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ def stubout_stream_disk(stubs):
     stubs.Set(vm_utils, '_stream_disk', f)
 
 
+def stubout_is_vdi_pv(stubs):
+    def f(_1):
+        return False
+    stubs.Set(vm_utils, '_is_vdi_pv', f)
+
+
 class FakeSessionForVMTests(fake.SessionBase):
     """ Stubs out a XenAPISession for VM tests """
     def __init__(self, uri):