diff --git a/lib/locking/lvmlockd.c b/lib/locking/lvmlockd.c
index 1d813b4e6..9c24b619f 100644
--- a/lib/locking/lvmlockd.c
+++ b/lib/locking/lvmlockd.c
@@ -2946,8 +2946,13 @@ int lockd_init_lv_args(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct volume_group *vg,
 		       struct logical_volume *lv,
 		       const char *lock_type, const char **lock_args)
 {
-	/* sanlock is the only lock type that sets per-LV lock_args. */
-	if (!strcmp(lock_type, "sanlock"))
+	if (!lock_type)
+		return 1;
+	if (!strcmp(lock_type, "dlm"))
+		*lock_args = "dlm";
+	else if (!strcmp(lock_type, "idm"))
+		*lock_args = "idm";
+	else if (!strcmp(lock_type, "sanlock"))
 		return _init_lv_sanlock(cmd, vg, lv->name, &lv->lvid.id[1], lock_args);
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/tools/lvconvert.c b/tools/lvconvert.c
index 68190c530..b1b04a598 100644
--- a/tools/lvconvert.c
+++ b/tools/lvconvert.c
@@ -3454,19 +3454,10 @@ static int _lvconvert_to_pool(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 		metadata_lv->lock_args = NULL;
 
 		if (!to_cachepool) {
-			if (!strcmp(vg->lock_type, "sanlock")) {
-				if (!lockd_init_lv_args(cmd, vg, pool_lv,
-							vg->lock_type, &pool_lv->lock_args)) {
-					log_error("Cannot allocate lock for new pool LV.");
-					goto_bad;
-				}
-				pool_lv->new_lock_args = 1; /* tells vg_revert to lockd_free_lv */
-			} else if (!strcmp(vg->lock_type, "dlm")) {
-				pool_lv->lock_args = "dlm";
-			} else if (!strcmp(vg->lock_type, "idm")) {
-				pool_lv->lock_args = "idm";
+			if (!lockd_init_lv_args(cmd, vg, pool_lv, vg->lock_type, &pool_lv->lock_args)) {
+				log_error("Cannot allocate lock for new pool LV.");
+				goto_bad;
 			}
-
 			if (lock_active_pool) {
 			       	if (!lockd_lv(cmd, pool_lv, "ex", LDLV_PERSISTENT)) {
 					log_error("Failed to lock new pool LV %s.", display_lvname(pool_lv));