diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index d5247493e..c5f3cd26e 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.93 - 
 ====================================
+  Allow 'lvconvert --repair' to operate on RAID 4/5/6
   Fix 'build_parallel_areas_from_lv' to work properly with RAID 4/5/6
 
 Version 2.02.92 - 20th February 2012
diff --git a/tools/lvconvert.c b/tools/lvconvert.c
index 043613f4c..79b664636 100644
--- a/tools/lvconvert.c
+++ b/tools/lvconvert.c
@@ -1736,7 +1736,8 @@ static int _lvconvert_single(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv,
 		return ECMD_FAILED;
 	}
 
-	if (arg_count(cmd, repair_ARG) && !(lv->status & MIRRORED)) {
+	if (arg_count(cmd, repair_ARG) &&
+	    !(lv->status & MIRRORED) && !(lv->status & RAID)) {
 		if (arg_count(cmd, use_policies_ARG))
 			return ECMD_PROCESSED; /* nothing to be done here */
 		log_error("Can't repair non-mirrored LV \"%s\".", lv->name);