diff --git a/src/librbd/internal.cc b/src/librbd/internal.cc
index 365e7918a6149..ba826e94193e4 100644
--- a/src/librbd/internal.cc
+++ b/src/librbd/internal.cc
@@ -1233,6 +1233,8 @@ int mirror_image_disable_internal(ImageCtx *ictx, bool force) {
 	     ImageOptions& opts)
   {
     CephContext *cct = (CephContext *)io_ctx.cct();
+    ldout(cct, 10) << __func__ << " name=" << imgname << ", "
+                   << "size=" << size << ", opts=" << opts << dendl;
 
     uint64_t format = cct->_conf->rbd_default_format;
     opts.get(RBD_IMAGE_OPTION_FORMAT, &format);
@@ -1343,7 +1345,6 @@ int mirror_image_disable_internal(ImageCtx *ictx, bool force) {
     uint64_t order = *c_order;
 
     ImageOptions opts;
-    opts.set(RBD_IMAGE_OPTION_FORMAT, static_cast<uint64_t>(2));
     opts.set(RBD_IMAGE_OPTION_FEATURES, features);
     opts.set(RBD_IMAGE_OPTION_ORDER, order);
     opts.set(RBD_IMAGE_OPTION_STRIPE_UNIT, stripe_unit);
@@ -1360,10 +1361,16 @@ int mirror_image_disable_internal(ImageCtx *ictx, bool force) {
   {
     CephContext *cct = (CephContext *)p_ioctx.cct();
     ldout(cct, 20) << "clone " << &p_ioctx << " name " << p_name << " snap "
-		   << p_snap_name << "to child " << &c_ioctx << " name "
+		   << p_snap_name << " to child " << &c_ioctx << " name "
 		   << c_name << " opts = " << c_opts << dendl;
 
-    uint64_t format = cct->_conf->rbd_default_format;
+    bool default_format_set;
+    c_opts.is_set(RBD_IMAGE_OPTION_FORMAT, &default_format_set);
+    if (!default_format_set) {
+      c_opts.set(RBD_IMAGE_OPTION_FORMAT, static_cast<uint64_t>(2));
+    }
+
+    uint64_t format = 0;
     c_opts.get(RBD_IMAGE_OPTION_FORMAT, &format);
     if (format < 2) {
       lderr(cct) << "format 2 or later required for clone" << dendl;