diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index df893ae32..0b53a9e40 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.101 - 
 ===================================
+  Use strtoull instead of strtol in _get_int_arg.
   Add devtypes report command to display built-in recognised block device types.
   Fix CC Makefile override which had reverted to using built-in value. (2.02.75)
   Recognise bcache block devices in filter (experimental).
diff --git a/tools/lvmcmdline.c b/tools/lvmcmdline.c
index 116e963f7..e004f6193 100644
--- a/tools/lvmcmdline.c
+++ b/tools/lvmcmdline.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ int metadatatype_arg(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct arg_values *av)
 static int _get_int_arg(struct arg_values *av, char **ptr)
 {
 	char *val;
-	long v;
+	unsigned long long v;
 
 	av->percent = PERCENT_NONE;
 
@@ -262,9 +262,10 @@ static int _get_int_arg(struct arg_values *av, char **ptr)
 	if (!isdigit(*val))
 		return 0;
 
-	v = strtol(val, ptr, 10);
+	errno = 0;
+	v = strtoull(val, ptr, 10);
 
-	if (*ptr == val)
+	if (*ptr == val || errno)
 		return 0;
 
 	av->i_value = (int32_t) v;