diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/control/dmg_pool_query_test.py b/src/tests/ftest/control/dmg_pool_query_test.py
index 593862a0ea0..190468a1dac 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/control/dmg_pool_query_test.py
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/control/dmg_pool_query_test.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def test_pool_query_basic(self):
                     "total": self.params.get("total", path="/run/exp_vals/nvme/*")
                 }
             ],
-            "pool_layout_ver": 3,
+            "pool_layout_ver": 4,
             "query_mask": self.params.get("query_mask", path="/run/exp_vals/*"),
             "upgrade_layout_ver": 3,
             "usage": [