diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index ef08b9f88..7b0c0a4bb 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.03.28 - 
 ==================
+  Fall back to direct zeroing if BLKZEROOUT fails during new LV initialization.
 
 Version 2.03.27 - 02nd October 2024
 ===================================
diff --git a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
index b53fc52e6..0ec82bb31 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
@@ -8829,16 +8829,17 @@ int wipe_lv(struct logical_volume *lv, struct wipe_params wp)
 					range[1] = end - range[0];
 
 				if (ioctl(dev->bcache_fd, BLKZEROOUT, &range)) {
-					if (errno == EINVAL)
-						goto retry_with_dev_set; /* Kernel without support for BLKZEROOUT */
-					log_sys_debug("ioctl", "BLKZEROOUT");
-					sigint_restore();
-					label_scan_invalidate(dev);
-					log_error("%s logical volume %s at position " FMTu64 " and size " FMTu64 ".",
-						  sigint_caught() ? "Interrupted initialization of" : "Failed to initialize",
-						  display_lvname(lv), range[0], range[1]);
-					return 0;
-				}
+					/*
+					 * If errno == EINVAL, then the kernel is without support for BLKZEROOUT.
+					 * Fall back to dev_set_bytes silently in that case. Otherwise, also log
+					 * the errno message.
+					 */
+					if (errno != EINVAL) {
+						log_sys_debug("ioctl", "BLKZEROOUT");
+						log_debug("Falling back to direct zeroing.");
+					}
+
+					goto retry_with_dev_set; 				}
 			}
 		} else
 retry_with_dev_set: