diff --git a/tools/lvconvert.c b/tools/lvconvert.c
index 0d6020642..d7b48d090 100644
--- a/tools/lvconvert.c
+++ b/tools/lvconvert.c
@@ -689,6 +689,27 @@ static int _get_log_count(struct logical_volume *lv)
 	return lv_mirror_count(log_lv);
 }
 
+static int _lv_update_mirrored_log(struct logical_volume *lv,
+				   struct dm_list *operable_pvs,
+				   int log_count)
+{
+	int old_log_count;
+	struct logical_volume *log_lv;
+
+	log_lv = first_seg(_original_lv(lv))->log_lv;
+	if (!log_lv || !(log_lv->status & MIRRORED))
+		return 1;
+
+	old_log_count = _get_log_count(lv);
+	if (old_log_count == log_count)
+		return 1;
+
+	/* Reducing redundancy of the log */
+	return remove_mirror_images(log_lv, log_count,
+				    is_mirror_image_removable,
+				    operable_pvs, 0U);
+}
+
 static int _lv_update_log_type(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 			       struct lvconvert_params *lp,
 			       struct logical_volume *lv,
@@ -1218,15 +1239,23 @@ static int _lvconvert_mirrors_repair(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	 * We must adjust the log first, or the entire mirror
 	 * will get stuck during a suspend.
 	 */
-	if (!_lv_update_log_type(cmd, lp, lv, failed_pvs, new_log_count))
+	if (!_lv_update_mirrored_log(lv, failed_pvs, new_log_count))
 		return 0;
 
+	if (lp->mirrors == 1)
+		new_log_count = 0;
+
 	if (failed_mirrors) {
-		if (!lv_remove_mirrors(cmd, lv, failed_mirrors, new_log_count,
+		if (!lv_remove_mirrors(cmd, lv, failed_mirrors,
+				       new_log_count ? 0U : 1U,
 				       _is_partial_lv, NULL, 0))
 			return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (!_lv_update_log_type(cmd, lp, lv, failed_pvs,
+				 new_log_count))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (!_reload_lv(cmd, lv))
 		return 0;