diff --git a/plugins/diff/windows/cimfs.go b/plugins/diff/windows/cimfs.go
index 321273a70..0274a32ca 100644
--- a/plugins/diff/windows/cimfs.go
+++ b/plugins/diff/windows/cimfs.go
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ func init() {
 			plugins.MetadataPlugin,
 		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (any, error) {
-			if !cimfs.IsBlockCimSupported() {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("host OS version doesn't support block CIMs: %w", plugin.ErrSkipPlugin)
+			if !cimfs.IsBlockCimWriteSupported() {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("host OS doesn't support writable block CIMs: %w", plugin.ErrSkipPlugin)
 			}
 
 			md, err := ic.GetSingle(plugins.MetadataPlugin)
diff --git a/plugins/snapshots/windows/block_cimfs.go b/plugins/snapshots/windows/block_cimfs.go
index c249642fb..69d3ad164 100644
--- a/plugins/snapshots/windows/block_cimfs.go
+++ b/plugins/snapshots/windows/block_cimfs.go
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func NewBlockCIMSnapshotter(root string, config *BlockCIMSnapshotterConfig) (snapshots.Snapshotter, error) {
-	if !cimfs.IsBlockCimSupported() {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("host windows version doesn't support block CIMs: %w", plugin.ErrSkipPlugin)
+	if !cimfs.IsBlockCimWriteSupported() {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("host OS doesn't support writable block CIMs: %w", plugin.ErrSkipPlugin)
 	}
 
 	baseSn, err := newBaseSnapshotter(root)