diff --git a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
index 7674a3ec9..6bf851eb2 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
@@ -2966,7 +2966,9 @@ static int _find_some_parallel_space(struct alloc_handle *ah,
 		       (*(alloc_state->areas + alloc_state->num_positional_areas + ix - 1 -
 			  too_small_for_log_count)).used < ah->log_len)
 			too_small_for_log_count++;
-		if (ah->mirror_logs_separate && (too_small_for_log_count >= devices_needed))
+		if (ah->mirror_logs_separate &&
+		    too_small_for_log_count &&
+		    (too_small_for_log_count >= devices_needed))
 			return 1;
 		if ((alloc_state->num_positional_areas + ix) < (too_small_for_log_count + ah->log_area_count))
 			return 1;