diff --git a/patches/cinder-vitastor.py b/patches/cinder-vitastor.py
index 968dafbc0..49aebd086 100644
--- a/patches/cinder-vitastor.py
+++ b/patches/cinder-vitastor.py
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ class VitastorDriver(driver.CloneableImageVD,
         for kv in layers:
             args = [
                 'vitastor-cli', 'rm-data', '--pool', str(kv['value']['pool_id']),
-                '--inode', str(kv['value']['id']), '--progress', '0',
+                '--inode', str(kv['value']['id']), '--iodepth', '4', '--progress', '0',
                 *(self._vitastor_args())
             ]
             try: