diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 41f873930..87ce45cff 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.120 -
 ===============================
+  Fix storing of vgid when caching metadata (2.02.118).
   Fix recursive lvm-config man page. (2.02.119)
   Refactor polldaemon interfaces to poll every operation by VG/LV couple
   Skip wait after testing in _wait_for_single_lv when polling finished
diff --git a/lib/cache/lvmcache.c b/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
index 90e7b2843..0d13c16b9 100644
--- a/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
+++ b/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
@@ -2233,7 +2233,8 @@ int lvmcache_lookup_mda(struct lvmcache_vgsummary *vgsummary)
 			vgsummary->vgname = vginfo->vgname;
 			vgsummary->creation_host = vginfo->creation_host;
 			vgsummary->vgstatus = vginfo->status;
-			memcpy((char *)&vgsummary->vgid, vginfo->vgid, sizeof(vginfo->vgid));
+			/* vginfo->vgid has 1 extra byte then vgsummary->vgid */
+			memcpy(&vgsummary->vgid, vginfo->vgid, sizeof(vgsummary->vgid));
 
 			return 1;
 		}