diff --git a/lib/cache/lvmetad.c b/lib/cache/lvmetad.c
index 470a7b321..00a84b51e 100644
--- a/lib/cache/lvmetad.c
+++ b/lib/cache/lvmetad.c
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@ static struct lvmcache_info *_pv_populate_lvmcache(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 						   struct dm_config_node *cn,
 						   struct format_type *fmt, dev_t fallback)
 {
-	struct device *dev, *dev_alternate;
+	struct device *dev, *dev_alternate, *dev_alternate_cache = NULL;
+	struct label *label;
 	struct id pvid, vgid;
 	char mda_id[32];
 	char da_id[32];
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ static struct lvmcache_info *_pv_populate_lvmcache(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	struct dm_config_node *alt_devices = dm_config_find_node(cn->child, "devices_alternate");
 	struct dm_config_value *alt_device = NULL;
 	uint64_t offset, size;
-	struct lvmcache_info *info;
+	struct lvmcache_info *info, *info_alternate;
 	const char *pvid_txt = dm_config_find_str(cn->child, "id", NULL),
 		   *vgid_txt = dm_config_find_str(cn->child, "vgid", NULL),
 		   *vgname = dm_config_find_str(cn->child, "vgname", NULL),
@@ -367,23 +368,28 @@ static struct lvmcache_info *_pv_populate_lvmcache(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	while (alt_device) {
 		dev_alternate = dev_cache_get_by_devt(alt_device->v.i, cmd->filter);
 		if (dev_alternate) {
-			if ((info = lvmcache_add(fmt->labeller, (const char *)&pvid, dev_alternate,
-						 vgname, (const char *)&vgid, 0))) {
-				/*
-				 * FIXME: when lvmcache_add returns non-NULL,
-				 * it means that it has made dev_alternate
-				 * the preferred device in lvmcache.
-				 * I think that means it should be followed
-				 * by the same steps done above?
-				 */
-				log_warn("lvmcache only partially updated for alternate device %s", dev_name(dev));
+			if ((info_alternate = lvmcache_add(fmt->labeller, (const char *)&pvid, dev_alternate,
+							   vgname, (const char *)&vgid, 0))) {
+				dev_alternate_cache = dev_alternate;
+				info = info_alternate;
 			}
-		} else
+		} else {
 			log_warn("Duplicate of PV %s dev %s exists on unknown device %"PRId64 ":%" PRId64,
 				 pvid_txt, dev_name(dev), MAJOR(alt_device->v.i), MINOR(alt_device->v.i));
+		}
 		alt_device = alt_device->next;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Update lvmcache with the info about the alternate device by
+	 * reading its label, which should update lvmcache.
+	 */
+	if (dev_alternate_cache) {
+		if (!label_read(dev_alternate_cache, &label, 0)) {
+			log_warn("No PV label found on duplicate device %s.", dev_name(dev_alternate_cache));
+		}
+	}
+
 	return info;
 }