diff --git a/tools/lvconvert.c b/tools/lvconvert.c
index d0aa7337f..ce858ae1d 100644
--- a/tools/lvconvert.c
+++ b/tools/lvconvert.c
@@ -1823,6 +1823,7 @@ static void _lvconvert_raid_repair_ask(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 
 static int _lvconvert_raid(struct logical_volume *lv, struct lvconvert_params *lp)
 {
+	const char *new_type;
 	int replace = 0, image_count = 0;
 	struct dm_list *failed_pvs;
 	struct cmd_context *cmd = lv->vg->cmd;
@@ -1832,6 +1833,16 @@ static int _lvconvert_raid(struct logical_volume *lv, struct lvconvert_params *l
 	if (!lp->segtype)
 		lp->segtype = seg->segtype;
 
+	if ((new_type = arg_str_value(cmd, type_ARG, NULL)) &&
+	    !strcmp(new_type, SEG_TYPE_NAME_LINEAR)) {
+		if (arg_is_set(cmd, mirrors_ARG) && (arg_uint_value(cmd, mirrors_ARG, 0) != 0)) {
+			log_error("Cannot specify mirrors with linear type.");
+			return 0;
+		}
+		lp->mirrors_supplied = 1;
+		lp->mirrors = 0;
+	}
+
 	/* Can only change image count for raid1 and linear */
 	if (lp->mirrors_supplied && !seg_is_mirrored(seg) && !seg_is_linear(seg)) {
 		log_error("'--mirrors/-m' is not compatible with %s",