diff --git a/src/baudolo/backup/volume.py b/src/baudolo/backup/volume.py
index a082f58..1d4fddd 100644
--- a/src/baudolo/backup/volume.py
+++ b/src/baudolo/backup/volume.py
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ def backup_volume(
     link_dest = f"--link-dest='{last}'" if last else ""
     verify = "--checksum " if authoritative else ""
 
-    cmd = f"rsync -abP --delete --delete-excluded {verify}{link_dest} {source} {dest}"
+    cmd = (
+        f"rsync -abP --no-D --delete --delete-excluded "
+        f"{verify}{link_dest} {source} {dest}"
+    )
 
     try:
         execute_shell_command(cmd)
diff --git a/tests/unit/backup/test_volume.py b/tests/unit/backup/test_volume.py
index 3a73312..88c1022 100644
--- a/tests/unit/backup/test_volume.py
+++ b/tests/unit/backup/test_volume.py
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ class TestBackupVolume(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_it_always_deletes_what_the_source_no_longer_has(self) -> None:
         self.assertIn("--delete", self.copy())
 
+    def test_it_carries_no_kernel_objects_into_a_generation(self) -> None:
+        self.assertIn("--no-D", self.copy())
+
     def test_it_creates_the_destination(self) -> None:
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
             dest = Path(tmp) / "gen" / "demo"