diff --git a/PVE/QemuServer.pm b/PVE/QemuServer.pm
index 76a996c0..a4b56000 100644
--- a/PVE/QemuServer.pm
+++ b/PVE/QemuServer.pm
@@ -1104,9 +1104,6 @@ sub print_drive_full {
 	} else {
 	    $path = PVE::Storage::path($storecfg, $volid);
 	}
-	if (!$drive->{cache} && ($path =~ m|^/dev/| || $path =~ m|\.raw$|)) {
-	    $opts .= ",cache=none";
-	}
     }
 
     my $pathinfo = $path ? "file=$path," : '';
diff --git a/changelog.Debian b/changelog.Debian
index abea9b60..90fe4714 100644
--- a/changelog.Debian
+++ b/changelog.Debian
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@ qemu-server (2.3-9) unstable; urgency=low
   * qemu 1.4 fix : rename stats-polling-interval to
     guest-stats-polling-interval
   
-  * remove expected_downtime from migration status (not set in qemu 1.4, always 0)
+  * remove expected_downtime from migration status (not set in qemu 1.4,
+    always 0)
 
+  * do not set cache=none for .raw files - use qemu default instead
+    (writeback)
+  
  -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:38:13 +0100
 
 qemu-server (2.3-8) unstable; urgency=low