diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/manager/VmwareStorageManagerImpl.java b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/manager/VmwareStorageManagerImpl.java
index faadbacb0ef..00255216cf3 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/manager/VmwareStorageManagerImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/manager/VmwareStorageManagerImpl.java
@@ -1457,4 +1457,8 @@ public class VmwareStorageManagerImpl implements VmwareStorageManager {
             return command.execute();
         }
     }
+
+    private static String getVolumeRelativeDirInSecStroage(long volumeId) {
+        return "volumes/" + volumeId;
+    }
 }