diff --git a/lib/activate/fs.c b/lib/activate/fs.c
index 5f26f5f1d..e116512b5 100644
--- a/lib/activate/fs.c
+++ b/lib/activate/fs.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <limits.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
 #include <libdevmapper.h>
 
 static int _mk_dir(struct volume_group *vg)
@@ -58,13 +59,55 @@ static int _rm_dir(struct volume_group *vg)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static void _rm_blks(const char *dir)
+{
+	const char *name;
+	char path[PATH_MAX];
+	struct dirent *dirent;
+	struct stat buf;
+	DIR *d;
+
+	if (!(d = opendir(dir))) {
+		log_sys_error("opendir", dir);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	while ((dirent = readdir(d))) {
+		name = dirent->d_name;
+
+		if (!strcmp(name, ".") || !strcmp(name, ".."))
+			continue;
+
+		if (lvm_snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", dir, name) == -1) {
+			log_error("Couldn't create path for %s", name);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (!lstat(path, &buf)) {
+			if (!S_ISBLK(buf.st_mode))
+				continue;
+			log_very_verbose("Removing %s", path);
+			if (unlink(path) < 0)
+				log_sys_error("unlink", path);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static int _mk_link(struct logical_volume *lv, const char *dev)
 {
-	char lv_path[PATH_MAX], link_path[PATH_MAX];
+	char lv_path[PATH_MAX], link_path[PATH_MAX], lvm1_group_path[PATH_MAX];
+	char vg_path[PATH_MAX];
 	struct stat buf;
 
-	if (lvm_snprintf(lv_path, sizeof(lv_path), "%s%s/%s",
-			 lv->vg->cmd->dev_dir, lv->vg->name, lv->name) == -1) {
+	if (lvm_snprintf(vg_path, sizeof(vg_path), "%s%s",
+			 lv->vg->cmd->dev_dir, lv->vg->name) == -1) {
+		log_error("Couldn't create path for volume group dir %s",
+			  lv->vg->name);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (lvm_snprintf(lv_path, sizeof(lv_path), "%s/%s", vg_path,
+			 lv->name) == -1) {
 		log_error("Couldn't create source pathname for "
 			  "logical volume link %s", lv->name);
 		return 0;
@@ -77,13 +120,38 @@ static int _mk_link(struct logical_volume *lv, const char *dev)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (lvm_snprintf(lvm1_group_path, sizeof(lvm1_group_path), "%s/group",
+			 vg_path) == -1) {
+		log_error("Couldn't create pathname for LVM1 group file for %s",
+			  lv->vg->name);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* To reach this point, the VG must have been locked.
+	 * As locking fails if the VG is active under LVM1, it's 
+	 * now safe to remove any LVM1 devices we find here
+	 * (as well as any existing LVM2 symlink). */
+	if (!lstat(lvm1_group_path, &buf)) {
+		if (!S_ISCHR(buf.st_mode)) {
+			log_error("Non-LVM1 character device found at %s",
+				  lvm1_group_path);
+		} else {
+			_rm_blks(vg_path);
+
+			log_very_verbose("Removing %s", lvm1_group_path);
+			if (unlink(lvm1_group_path) < 0)
+				log_sys_error("unlink", lvm1_group_path);
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (!lstat(lv_path, &buf)) {
-		if (!S_ISLNK(buf.st_mode)) {
+		if (!S_ISLNK(buf.st_mode) && !S_ISBLK(buf.st_mode)) {
 			log_error("Symbolic link %s not created: file exists",
 				  link_path);
 			return 0;
 		}
 
+		log_very_verbose("Removing %s", lv_path);
 		if (unlink(lv_path) < 0) {
 			log_sys_error("unlink", lv_path);
 			return 0;
@@ -110,12 +178,12 @@ static int _rm_link(struct logical_volume *lv, const char *lv_name)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	log_very_verbose("Removing link %s", lv_path);
 	if (lstat(lv_path, &buf) || !S_ISLNK(buf.st_mode)) {
 		log_error("%s not symbolic link - not removing", lv_path);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	log_very_verbose("Removing link %s", lv_path);
 	if (unlink(lv_path) < 0) {
 		log_sys_error("unlink", lv_path);
 		return 0;