diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 887fafdde..9ff1ce248 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.130 - 
 ===================================
+  Fix use of uninitialized device status if reading outdated .cache record.
   Restore support for --monitor option in lvcreate (2.02.112).
   Read thin-pool data and metadata percent without flush.
   Detect blocked thin-pool and avoid scanning their thin volumes.
diff --git a/lib/device/dev-cache.c b/lib/device/dev-cache.c
index 4ed0130ff..b9d427190 100644
--- a/lib/device/dev-cache.c
+++ b/lib/device/dev-cache.c
@@ -948,6 +948,7 @@ struct device *dev_cache_get(const char *name, struct dev_filter *f)
 {
 	struct stat buf;
 	struct device *d = (struct device *) dm_hash_lookup(_cache.names, name);
+	int info_available = 0;
 
 	if (d && (d->flags & DEV_REGULAR))
 		return d;
@@ -958,7 +959,8 @@ struct device *dev_cache_get(const char *name, struct dev_filter *f)
 			dm_hash_remove(_cache.names, name);
 		log_sys_very_verbose("stat", name);
 		d = NULL;
-	}
+	} else
+		info_available = 1;
 
 	if (d && (buf.st_rdev != d->dev)) {
 		dm_hash_remove(_cache.names, name);
@@ -966,7 +968,7 @@ struct device *dev_cache_get(const char *name, struct dev_filter *f)
 	}
 
 	if (!d) {
-		_insert(name, &buf, 0, obtain_device_list_from_udev());
+		_insert(name, info_available ? &buf : NULL, 0, obtain_device_list_from_udev());
 		d = (struct device *) dm_hash_lookup(_cache.names, name);
 		if (!d) {
 			_full_scan(0);