diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 4346de7aa..aa6c0c62b 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.167 - 
 ======================================
+  Disable systemd service start rate limiting for lvm2-pvscan@.service.
 
 Version 2.02.166 - 26th September 2016
 ======================================
diff --git a/scripts/lvm2_pvscan_systemd_red_hat@.service.in b/scripts/lvm2_pvscan_systemd_red_hat@.service.in
index 03651d576..09895902a 100644
--- a/scripts/lvm2_pvscan_systemd_red_hat@.service.in
+++ b/scripts/lvm2_pvscan_systemd_red_hat@.service.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Description=LVM2 PV scan on device %i
 Documentation=man:pvscan(8)
 DefaultDependencies=no
+StartLimitInterval=0
 BindsTo=dev-block-%i.device
 Requires=lvm2-lvmetad.socket
 After=lvm2-lvmetad.socket lvm2-lvmetad.service