diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c
index 61c89a2b85..d8217174d3 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_logical.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ virStorageBackendLogicalSetActive(virStoragePoolObjPtr pool,
     const char *cmdargv[4];
 
     cmdargv[0] = VGCHANGE;
-    cmdargv[1] = on ? "-ay" : "-an";
+    cmdargv[1] = on ? "-aly" : "-aln";
     cmdargv[2] = pool->def->source.name;
     cmdargv[3] = NULL;