diff --git a/pkg/controllers/dataexport/reconcile.go b/pkg/controllers/dataexport/reconcile.go
index daa5dab39..b29fa126c 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/dataexport/reconcile.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/dataexport/reconcile.go
@@ -1623,6 +1623,11 @@ func (c *Controller) restoreSnapshot(ctx context.Context, snapshotDriver snapsho
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	_, scErr := core.Instance().GetStorageClassForPVC(srcPvc)
+	if scErr != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	pvc := &corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:      toSnapshotPVCName(srcPvc.Name, string(de.UID)),