diff --git a/cinder/brick/local_dev/lvm.py b/cinder/brick/local_dev/lvm.py
index 8bb92244a9c..6c05d588ff4 100644
--- a/cinder/brick/local_dev/lvm.py
+++ b/cinder/brick/local_dev/lvm.py
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ class LVM(executor.Executor):
                                         '-L', size_str]
 
         if mirror_count > 0:
-            cmd.extend(['-m', mirror_count, '--nosync',
+            cmd.extend(['--type=mirror', '-m', mirror_count, '--nosync',
                         '--mirrorlog', 'mirrored'])
             terras = int(size_str[:-1]) / 1024.0
             if terras >= 1.5: