diff --git a/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go b/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go
index ebd472d7..eaaf1235 100644
--- a/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go
@@ -167,9 +167,10 @@ func (ctrl *csiSnapshotCommonController) syncSnapshot(snapshot *crdv1.VolumeSnap
 	}
 
 	// Proceed with snapshot deletion only if snapshot is not in the middled of being
-	// created from a PVC. This is to ensure that the PVC finalizer can be removed even
-	// if a delete snapshot request is received before create snapshot has completed.
-	if snapshot.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp != nil && !ctrl.isPVCInUseByCurrentSnapshot(snapshot) {
+	// created from a PVC with a finalizer. This is to ensure that the PVC finalizer
+	// can be removed even if a delete snapshot request is received before create
+	// snapshot has completed.
+	if snapshot.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp != nil && !ctrl.isPVCwithFinalizerInUseByCurrentSnapshot(snapshot) {
 		err := ctrl.processSnapshotWithDeletionTimestamp(snapshot)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -193,15 +194,21 @@ func (ctrl *csiSnapshotCommonController) syncSnapshot(snapshot *crdv1.VolumeSnap
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Check if PVC is being used by the current snapshot as source
-func (ctrl *csiSnapshotCommonController) isPVCInUseByCurrentSnapshot(snapshot *crdv1.VolumeSnapshot) bool {
+// Check if PVC has a finalizer and if it is being used by the current snapshot as source.
+func (ctrl *csiSnapshotCommonController) isPVCwithFinalizerInUseByCurrentSnapshot(snapshot *crdv1.VolumeSnapshot) bool {
 	// Get snapshot source which is a PVC
 	pvc, err := ctrl.getClaimFromVolumeSnapshot(snapshot)
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Infof("cannot get claim from snapshot [%s]: [%v] Claim may be deleted already.", snapshot.Name, err)
 		return false
 	}
-	if snapshot.Spec.Source.PersistentVolumeClaimName != nil && pvc.Name == *snapshot.Spec.Source.PersistentVolumeClaimName && !utils.IsSnapshotReady(snapshot) {
+
+	// Check if there is a Finalizer on PVC. If not, return false
+	if !slice.ContainsString(pvc.ObjectMeta.Finalizers, utils.PVCFinalizer, nil) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if !utils.IsSnapshotReady(snapshot) {
 		klog.V(2).Infof("PVC %s/%s is being used by snapshot %s/%s as source", pvc.Namespace, pvc.Name, snapshot.Namespace, snapshot.Name)
 		return true
 	}