diff --git a/PVE/QemuMigrate.pm b/PVE/QemuMigrate.pm
index 6415032e..22a49ef5 100644
--- a/PVE/QemuMigrate.pm
+++ b/PVE/QemuMigrate.pm
@@ -317,6 +317,9 @@ sub sync_disks {
 		    die "non-migratable snapshot exists\n";
 		}
 	    }
+
+	    die "referenced by linked clone(s)\n"
+		if PVE::Storage::volume_is_base_and_used($self->{storecfg}, $volid);
 	};
 
 	my $test_drive = sub {