diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 48218bd3c..23fce5f9a 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.48 - 
 ===============================
+  Skip virtual origins in process_each_lv_in_vg().
   Fix counting of virtual origin LVs in vg_validate.
   Attempt to load dm-zero module if zero target needed but not present.
 
diff --git a/tools/toollib.c b/tools/toollib.c
index 7f9eef17f..fed240658 100644
--- a/tools/toollib.c
+++ b/tools/toollib.c
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ int process_each_lv_in_vg(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 		if (lvl->lv->status & SNAPSHOT)
 			continue;
 
+		if (lv_is_virtual_origin(lvl->lv))
+			continue;
+
 		/* Should we process this LV? */
 		if (process_all)
 			process_lv = 1;