diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index dc2d7d471..323d707de 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 Version 2.02.36 - 
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+  Exclude VG_GLOBAL from internal concurrent VG lock counter.
   Fix vgsplit internal counting of snapshot LVs.
-  Fix internal snapshot_count when vgmerge with snapshots in source VG.
-  Simply clvmd-openais by using non-async saLckResourceLock.
+  Fix vgmerge snapshot_count when source VG contains snapshots.
+  Simplify clvmd-openais by using non-async saLckResourceLock.
   Check lv_count in vg_validate.
   Fix internal LV counter when a snapshot is removed.
   Fix metadata corruption writing lvm1-formatted metadata with snapshots.
diff --git a/lib/cache/lvmcache.c b/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
index cf833c046..19b05fbc1 100644
--- a/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
+++ b/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ void lvmcache_lock_vgname(const char *vgname, int read_only __attribute((unused)
 
 	_update_cache_lock_state(vgname, 1);
 
-	_vgs_locked++;
+	if (strcmp(vgname, VG_GLOBAL))
+		_vgs_locked++;
 }
 
 int vgname_is_locked(const char *vgname)
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ void lvmcache_unlock_vgname(const char *vgname)
 	dm_hash_remove(_lock_hash, vgname);
 
 	/* FIXME Do this per-VG */
-	if (!--_vgs_locked)
+	if (strcmp(vgname, VG_GLOBAL) && !--_vgs_locked)
 		dev_close_all();
 }