diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 58c27406da..e03e401448 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1715,6 +1715,7 @@ if test "$with_storage_lvm" = "yes" || test "$with_storage_lvm" = "check"; then
   AC_PATH_PROG([PVREMOVE], [pvremove], [], [$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin])
   AC_PATH_PROG([VGREMOVE], [vgremove], [], [$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin])
   AC_PATH_PROG([LVREMOVE], [lvremove], [], [$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin])
+  AC_PATH_PROG([LVCHANGE], [lvchange], [], [$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin])
   AC_PATH_PROG([VGCHANGE], [vgchange], [], [$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin])
   AC_PATH_PROG([VGSCAN], [vgscan], [], [$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin])
   AC_PATH_PROG([PVS], [pvs], [], [$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin])
@@ -1728,6 +1729,7 @@ if test "$with_storage_lvm" = "yes" || test "$with_storage_lvm" = "check"; then
     if test -z "$PVREMOVE" ; then AC_MSG_ERROR([We need pvremove for LVM storage driver]) ; fi
     if test -z "$VGREMOVE" ; then AC_MSG_ERROR([We need vgremove for LVM storage driver]) ; fi
     if test -z "$LVREMOVE" ; then AC_MSG_ERROR([We need lvremove for LVM storage driver]) ; fi
+    if test -z "$LVCHANGE" ; then AC_MSG_ERROR([We need lvchange for LVM storage driver]) ; fi
     if test -z "$VGCHANGE" ; then AC_MSG_ERROR([We need vgchange for LVM storage driver]) ; fi
     if test -z "$VGSCAN" ; then AC_MSG_ERROR([We need vgscan for LVM storage driver]) ; fi
     if test -z "$PVS" ; then AC_MSG_ERROR([We need pvs for LVM storage driver]) ; fi
@@ -1740,6 +1742,7 @@ if test "$with_storage_lvm" = "yes" || test "$with_storage_lvm" = "check"; then
     if test -z "$PVREMOVE" ; then with_storage_lvm=no ; fi
     if test -z "$VGREMOVE" ; then with_storage_lvm=no ; fi
     if test -z "$LVREMOVE" ; then with_storage_lvm=no ; fi
+    if test -z "$LVCHANGE" ; then with_storage_lvm=no ; fi
     if test -z "$VGCHANGE" ; then with_storage_lvm=no ; fi
     if test -z "$VGSCAN" ; then with_storage_lvm=no ; fi
     if test -z "$PVS" ; then with_storage_lvm=no ; fi
@@ -1757,6 +1760,7 @@ if test "$with_storage_lvm" = "yes" || test "$with_storage_lvm" = "check"; then
     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([PVREMOVE],["$PVREMOVE"],[Location of pvremove program])
     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([VGREMOVE],["$VGREMOVE"],[Location of vgremove program])
     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([LVREMOVE],["$LVREMOVE"],[Location of lvremove program])
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([LVCHANGE],["$LVCHANGE"],[Location of lvchange program])
     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([VGCHANGE],["$VGCHANGE"],[Location of vgchange program])
     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([VGSCAN],["$VGSCAN"],[Location of vgscan program])
     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([PVS],["$PVS"],[Location of pvs program])
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c
index 8118d0898f..61c89a2b85 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c
@@ -775,21 +775,41 @@ virStorageBackendLogicalDeleteVol(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                   virStorageVolDefPtr vol,
                                   unsigned int flags)
 {
-    const char *cmdargv[] = {
-        LVREMOVE, "-f", vol->target.path, NULL
-    };
+    int ret = -1;
+
+    virCommandPtr lvchange_cmd = NULL;
+    virCommandPtr lvremove_cmd = NULL;
 
     virCheckFlags(0, -1);
 
     virFileWaitForDevices();
 
-    if (virRun(cmdargv, NULL) < 0)
-        return -1;
+    lvchange_cmd = virCommandNewArgList(LVCHANGE,
+                                        "-aln",
+                                        vol->target.path,
+                                        NULL);
 
-    return 0;
+    lvremove_cmd = virCommandNewArgList(LVREMOVE,
+                                        "-f",
+                                        vol->target.path,
+                                        NULL);
+
+    if (virCommandRun(lvremove_cmd, NULL) < 0) {
+        if (virCommandRun(lvchange_cmd, NULL) < 0) {
+            goto cleanup;
+        } else {
+            if (virCommandRun(lvremove_cmd, NULL) < 0)
+                goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+
+    ret = 0;
+cleanup:
+    virCommandFree(lvchange_cmd);
+    virCommandFree(lvremove_cmd);
+    return ret;
 }
 
-
 virStorageBackend virStorageBackendLogical = {
     .type = VIR_STORAGE_POOL_LOGICAL,