diff --git a/cmd/xl-storage.go b/cmd/xl-storage.go
index 1c55ccd64..a33daefb0 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-storage.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-storage.go
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ func (s *xlStorage) DeleteVol(ctx context.Context, volume string, forceDelete bo
 	}
 
 	if forceDelete {
-		err = RemoveAll(volumeDir)
+		err = renameAll(volumeDir, pathutil.Join(s.diskPath, minioMetaTmpDeletedBucket, mustGetUUID()))
 	} else {
 		err = Remove(volumeDir)
 	}