1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/vgmerge.c b/tools/vgmerge.c
index a17a636c5..9c7090354 100644
--- a/tools/vgmerge.c
+++ b/tools/vgmerge.c
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ static struct volume_group *_vgmerge_vg_read(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 		release_vg(vg);
 		return NULL;
 	}
+	if (!access_vg(cmd, vg)) {
+		unlock_and_release_vg(cmd, vg, vg_name);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	return vg;
 }