diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata.c b/lib/metadata/metadata.c
index 681c2dd0a..3e5bd5dcb 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata.c
@@ -1778,12 +1778,9 @@ struct pv_list *find_pv_in_vg(const struct volume_group *vg,
 			       const char *pv_name)
 {
 	struct pv_list *pvl;
-	struct device *pv_dev, *cached_dev;
 
 	dm_list_iterate_items(pvl, &vg->pvs) {
-		pv_dev = pvl->pv->dev;
-		cached_dev = dev_cache_get(pv_name, vg->cmd->filter);
-		if (!pv_dev) {
+		if (!pvl->pv->dev) {
 			/*
 			 * pv_dev can't be NULL here!
 			 * We have to catch this situation earlier in the
@@ -1800,10 +1797,10 @@ struct pv_list *find_pv_in_vg(const struct volume_group *vg,
 			 * handled earlier in the code in that case.
 			 */
 			log_error(INTERNAL_ERROR "find_pv_in_vg: PV that is not "
-				  "bound to any existing device found");
+				  "bound to any existing device found.");
 			return NULL;
 		}
-		if (pv_dev == cached_dev)
+		if (pvl->pv->dev == dev_cache_get(pv_name, vg->cmd->filter))
 			return pvl;
 	}