diff --git a/archinstall/lib/disk/filesystem.py b/archinstall/lib/disk/filesystem.py
index c00f1578cf..b180f588dd 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/disk/filesystem.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/disk/filesystem.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def perform_filesystem_operations(self, show_countdown: bool = True) -> None:
 				)
 
 				for part_mod in mod.partitions:
-					if part_mod.fs_type == FilesystemType.Btrfs:
+					if part_mod.fs_type == FilesystemType.Btrfs and part_mod.is_create_or_modify():
 						device_handler.create_btrfs_volumes(part_mod, enc_conf=self._enc_config)
 
 	def _format_partitions(