diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/deviceSet.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/deviceSet.go
index d5d1aa5d8..5d3cad431 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/deviceSet.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/deviceSet.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	rookv1 "github.com/rook/rook/pkg/apis/rook.io/v1"
 	"github.com/rook/rook/pkg/clusterd"
 	"github.com/rook/rook/pkg/operator/ceph/controller"
+	"github.com/rook/rook/pkg/operator/k8sutil"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) createStorageClassDeviceSetPVC(existingPVCs map[string]*v1.Per
 		existingPVC = existingPVCs[pvcStorageClassDeviceSetPVCId]
 	}
 	pvc := makeStorageClassDeviceSetPVC(storageClassDeviceSetName, pvcStorageClassDeviceSetPVCId, setIndex, pvcTemplate)
+	k8sutil.SetOwnerRef(&pvc.ObjectMeta, &c.clusterInfo.OwnerRef)
 
 	if existingPVC != nil {
 		logger.Infof("OSD PVC %q already exists", existingPVC.Name)