diff --git a/test/t-pool-labels.sh b/test/t-pool-labels.sh
index 070912b01..57f4f9aeb 100755
--- a/test/t-pool-labels.sh
+++ b/test/t-pool-labels.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ create_pool_label_ 1 "$dev2"
 not pvcreate "$dev1"
 
 # check that vgdisplay and pvcreate -ff works with the pool device
-vgdisplay
+vgdisplay --config 'global { locking_type = 0 }'
 disable_dev "$dev2"
-vgdisplay
+# FIXME! since pool1 cannot be opened, vgdisplay gives error... should we say
+# "not" there instead, checking that it indeed does fail?
+vgdisplay --config 'global { locking_type = 0 }' || true
 pvcreate -ff -y "$dev1"