diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
index a3c89f6ae..aced42319 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ vg_t *vg_lock_and_read(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *vg_name,
 
 /* pe_start and pe_end relate to any existing data so that new metadata
 * areas can avoid overlap */
-pv_t *pv_create(const struct format_type *fmt,
+pv_t *pv_create(const struct cmd_context *cmd,
 		      struct device *dev,
 		      struct id *id,
 		      uint64_t size,
diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata.c b/lib/metadata/metadata.c
index 4d919c07e..a82242417 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata.c
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ int vg_split_mdas(struct cmd_context *cmd __attribute((unused)),
  * Note:
  *   FIXME - liblvm todo - tidy up arguments for external use (fmt, mdas, etc)
  */
-pv_t *pv_create(const struct format_type *fmt,
+pv_t *pv_create(const struct cmd_context *cmd,
 		struct device *dev,
 		struct id *id, uint64_t size,
 		uint64_t pe_start,
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ pv_t *pv_create(const struct format_type *fmt,
 		int pvmetadatacopies,
 		uint64_t pvmetadatasize, struct list *mdas)
 {
-	return _pv_create(fmt, dev, id, size, pe_start,
+	return _pv_create(cmd->fmt, dev, id, size, pe_start,
 			  existing_extent_count,
 			  existing_extent_size,
 			  pvmetadatacopies,
diff --git a/tools/pvcreate.c b/tools/pvcreate.c
index 5661e2ee7..8e771406a 100644
--- a/tools/pvcreate.c
+++ b/tools/pvcreate.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static int pvcreate_single(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *pv_name,
 	}
 
 	list_init(&mdas);
-	if (!(pv = pv_create(cmd->fmt, dev, idp, size, pe_start,
+	if (!(pv = pv_create(cmd, dev, idp, size, pe_start,
 			     extent_count, extent_size,
 			     pvmetadatacopies, pvmetadatasize, &mdas))) {
 		log_error("Failed to setup physical volume \"%s\"", pv_name);
diff --git a/tools/vgconvert.c b/tools/vgconvert.c
index 870363234..6c261f3a4 100644
--- a/tools/vgconvert.c
+++ b/tools/vgconvert.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int vgconvert_single(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *vg_name,
 		    + pe_start - 1;
 
 		list_init(&mdas);
-		if (!(pv = pv_create(cmd->fmt, pv_dev(existing_pv),
+		if (!(pv = pv_create(cmd, pv_dev(existing_pv),
 				     &existing_pv->id, size,
 				     pe_start, pv_pe_count(existing_pv),
 				     pv_pe_size(existing_pv), pvmetadatacopies,