diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/state/state.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/state/state.go
index 2ce5e6f6ab..6ea55b4128 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/state/state.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/internal/state/state.go
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ func (s *state) collectBlockDeviceRefs(ctx context.Context) ([]blockDeviceRef, e
 	}
 
 	for _, vmbda := range vmbdaList.Items {
-		if vmbda.Status.Phase != v1alpha2.BlockDeviceAttachmentPhaseAttached {
+		if vmbda.Status.Phase == v1alpha2.BlockDeviceAttachmentPhaseTerminating || vmbda.DeletionTimestamp != nil {
 			continue
 		}
 		ref := blockDeviceRef{