diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 8fa2d9624..3b9e33f41 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.20 -
 ===================================
+  dmeventd mirror sets ignore_suspended_devices and avoids scanning mirrors.
   Add devices/ignore_suspended_devices to ignore suspended dm devices.
   Add some missing close() and fclose() return code checks.
   Fix exit statuses of reporting tools (2.02.19).
diff --git a/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/mirror/dmeventd_mirror.c b/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/mirror/dmeventd_mirror.c
index d12103da0..5a7f74390 100644
--- a/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/mirror/dmeventd_mirror.c
+++ b/daemons/dmeventd/plugins/mirror/dmeventd_mirror.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static int _remove_failed_devices(const char *device)
 	}
 
 	/* FIXME Is any sanity-checking required on %s? */
-	if (CMD_SIZE <= snprintf(cmd_str, CMD_SIZE, "vgreduce --removemissing %s", vg)) {
+	if (CMD_SIZE <= snprintf(cmd_str, CMD_SIZE, "vgreduce --config devices{ignore_suspended_devices=1} --removemissing %s", vg)) {
 		/* this error should be caught above, but doesn't hurt to check again */
 		syslog(LOG_ERR, "Unable to form LVM command: Device name too long");
 		dm_pool_empty(_mem_pool);  /* FIXME: not safe with multiple threads */
diff --git a/dmeventd/mirror/dmeventd_mirror.c b/dmeventd/mirror/dmeventd_mirror.c
index d12103da0..5a7f74390 100644
--- a/dmeventd/mirror/dmeventd_mirror.c
+++ b/dmeventd/mirror/dmeventd_mirror.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static int _remove_failed_devices(const char *device)
 	}
 
 	/* FIXME Is any sanity-checking required on %s? */
-	if (CMD_SIZE <= snprintf(cmd_str, CMD_SIZE, "vgreduce --removemissing %s", vg)) {
+	if (CMD_SIZE <= snprintf(cmd_str, CMD_SIZE, "vgreduce --config devices{ignore_suspended_devices=1} --removemissing %s", vg)) {
 		/* this error should be caught above, but doesn't hurt to check again */
 		syslog(LOG_ERR, "Unable to form LVM command: Device name too long");
 		dm_pool_empty(_mem_pool);  /* FIXME: not safe with multiple threads */