diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index dfbb4e31f..c55b3fb87 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.108 -
 =================================
+  Change lv_path field to suppress devices that never appear in /dev/vg.
   Postpone thin pool lvconvert prompts (2.02.107).
   Require --yes option to skip prompt to lvconvert thin pool chunksize.
   Support lvremove -ff to remove thin volumes from broken thin pools.
diff --git a/lib/metadata/lv.c b/lib/metadata/lv.c
index f1d93a9b5..55395ce7d 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/lv.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/lv.c
@@ -370,7 +370,8 @@ char *lv_path_dup(struct dm_pool *mem, const struct logical_volume *lv)
 	char *repstr;
 	size_t len;
 
-	if (!*lv->vg->name)
+	/* Only for visible devices that get a link from /dev/vg */
+	if (!*lv->vg->name || !lv_is_visible(lv) || lv_is_thin_pool(lv))
 		return dm_pool_strdup(mem, "");
 
 	len = strlen(lv->vg->cmd->dev_dir) + strlen(lv->vg->name) +