diff --git a/tools/args.h b/tools/args.h
index 4b89ebd72..c5e4d148e 100644
--- a/tools/args.h
+++ b/tools/args.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ arg(all_ARG, 'a', "all", NULL, 0)
 arg(autobackup_ARG, 'A', "autobackup", yes_no_arg, 0)
 arg(activevolumegroups_ARG, 'A', "activevolumegroups", NULL, 0)
 arg(background_ARG, 'b', "background", NULL, 0)
+arg(backgroundfork_ARG, 'b', "background", NULL, 0)
 arg(blockdevice_ARG, 'b', "blockdevice", NULL, 0)
 arg(chunksize_ARG, 'c', "chunksize", size_kb_arg, 0)
 arg(clustered_ARG, 'c', "clustered", yes_no_arg, 0)
diff --git a/tools/commands.h b/tools/commands.h
index ef7848da9..a8623bf51 100644
--- a/tools/commands.h
+++ b/tools/commands.h
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ xx(pvscan,
    "\t[-v|--verbose] " "\n"
    "\t[--version]\n",
 
-   activate_ARG, available_ARG, background_ARG, cache_ARG,
+   activate_ARG, available_ARG, backgroundfork_ARG, cache_ARG,
    exported_ARG, ignorelockingfailure_ARG, major_ARG, minor_ARG,
    novolumegroup_ARG, partial_ARG, short_ARG, uuid_ARG)
 
diff --git a/tools/lvmcmdline.c b/tools/lvmcmdline.c
index dc5d59245..c7917ea13 100644
--- a/tools/lvmcmdline.c
+++ b/tools/lvmcmdline.c
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ int lvm_run_command(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 
 	set_cmd_name(cmd->command->name);
 
-	if (arg_count(cmd, background_ARG)) {
+	if (arg_count(cmd, backgroundfork_ARG)) {
 		if (!become_daemon(cmd, 1)) {
 			/* parent - quit immediately */
 			ret = ECMD_PROCESSED;