diff --git a/tools/lvconvert.c b/tools/lvconvert.c
index 5b2ab65c2..48a471115 100644
--- a/tools/lvconvert.c
+++ b/tools/lvconvert.c
@@ -3253,7 +3253,7 @@ static struct logical_volume *get_vg_lock_and_logical_volume(struct cmd_context
 	struct volume_group *vg;
 	struct logical_volume* lv = NULL;
 
-	vg = poll_get_copy_vg(cmd, vg_name, NULL, READ_FOR_UPDATE);
+	vg = vg_read(cmd, vg_name, NULL, READ_FOR_UPDATE);
 	if (vg_read_error(vg)) {
 		release_vg(vg);
 		return_NULL;