diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index bb5b4c30f..456f132bf 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.107 - 
 ==================================
+  Don't start dmeventd checking seg_monitor and monitoring is disabled.
   Catch CTRL-c during pvremove prompts.
   Show correct availability status for snapshot origin in lvscan.
   Move segment thin pool/volume info into segment display 'lvdisplay --maps'.
diff --git a/lib/metadata/lv.c b/lib/metadata/lv.c
index 8445d16bb..0225704c6 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/lv.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/lv.c
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ char *lvseg_monitor_dup(struct dm_pool *mem, const struct lv_segment *seg)
 		segm = first_seg(seg->log_lv);
 
 	// log_debug("Query LV:%s mon:%s segm:%s tgtm:%p  segmon:%d statusm:%d", seg->lv->name, segm->lv->name, segm->segtype->name, segm->segtype->ops->target_monitored, seg_monitored(segm), (int)(segm->status & PVMOVE));
-	if (!segm->segtype->ops->target_monitored)
+	if ((dmeventd_monitor_mode() != 1) ||
+	    !segm->segtype->ops->target_monitored)
 		/* Nothing to do, monitoring not supported */;
 	else if (lv_is_cow_covering_origin(seg->lv))
 		/* Nothing to do, snapshot already covers origin */;