diff --git a/tools/polldaemon.c b/tools/polldaemon.c
index d137f5f44..8c5c7da70 100644
--- a/tools/polldaemon.c
+++ b/tools/polldaemon.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static int _become_daemon(struct cmd_context *cmd)
 	strncpy(*cmd->argv, "(lvm2copyd)", strlen(*cmd->argv));
 
 	reset_locking();
+	lvmcache_init();
 	dev_close_all();
 
 	return 1;