diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata.c b/lib/metadata/metadata.c
index 61e1c3b21..eb1192da1 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata.c
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ static struct physical_volume *_find_pv_in_vg_by_uuid(const struct volume_group
 static vg_t *_vg_make_handle(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 			     struct volume_group *vg,
 			     uint32_t failure);
+static uint32_t _vg_bad_status_bits(const struct volume_group *vg,
+				    uint32_t status);
 
 unsigned long set_pe_align(struct physical_volume *pv, unsigned long data_alignment)
 {
@@ -287,6 +289,10 @@ int move_pv(struct volume_group *vg_from, struct volume_group *vg_to,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (_vg_bad_status_bits(vg_from, RESIZEABLE_VG) ||
+	    _vg_bad_status_bits(vg_to, RESIZEABLE_VG))
+		return 0;
+
 	dm_list_move(&vg_to->pvs, &pvl->list);
 
 	vg_from->pv_count--;
@@ -319,6 +325,10 @@ int move_pvs_used_by_lv(struct volume_group *vg_from,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (_vg_bad_status_bits(vg_from, RESIZEABLE_VG) ||
+	    _vg_bad_status_bits(vg_to, RESIZEABLE_VG))
+		return 0;
+
 	dm_list_iterate_items(lvseg, &lvl->lv->segments) {
 		if (lvseg->log_lv)
 			if (!move_pvs_used_by_lv(vg_from, vg_to,
diff --git a/tools/vgsplit.c b/tools/vgsplit.c
index f4f9e6f16..35c425a42 100644
--- a/tools/vgsplit.c
+++ b/tools/vgsplit.c
@@ -248,8 +248,7 @@ int vgsplit(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 
 	log_verbose("Checking for volume group \"%s\"", vg_name_from);
 
-	vg_from = vg_read_for_update(cmd, vg_name_from, NULL,
-				     READ_REQUIRE_RESIZEABLE);
+	vg_from = vg_read_for_update(cmd, vg_name_from, NULL, 0);
 	if (vg_read_error(vg_from)) {
 		vg_release(vg_from);
 		return ECMD_FAILED;
@@ -283,8 +282,7 @@ int vgsplit(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 	if (vg_read_error(vg_to) == FAILED_EXIST) {
 		existing_vg = 1;
 		vg_release(vg_to);
-		vg_to = vg_read_for_update(cmd, vg_name_to, NULL,
-					   READ_REQUIRE_RESIZEABLE);
+		vg_to = vg_read_for_update(cmd, vg_name_to, NULL, 0);
 
 		if (vg_read_error(vg_to)) {
 			vg_release(vg_to);