diff --git a/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go b/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
index 9f4a8d3f0..9a5ecc140 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
@@ -879,7 +879,10 @@ func setupStorages(sandbox *Sandbox) []*grpc.Storage {
 			// options should not contain 'dax' lest the virtio-fs daemon crashing
 			// with an invalid address reference.
 			if sandbox.config.HypervisorConfig.VirtioFSCache != typeVirtioFSNoCache {
-				sharedDirVirtioFSOptions = append(sharedDirVirtioFSOptions, sharedDirVirtioFSDaxOptions)
+				// If virtio_fs_cache_size = 0, dax should not be used.
+				if sandbox.config.HypervisorConfig.VirtioFSCacheSize != 0 {
+					sharedDirVirtioFSOptions = append(sharedDirVirtioFSOptions, sharedDirVirtioFSDaxOptions)
+				}
 			}
 			sharedVolume := &grpc.Storage{
 				Driver:     kataVirtioFSDevType,