diff --git a/cinder/brick/local_dev/lvm.py b/cinder/brick/local_dev/lvm.py
index ab6611a94de..b5086ba849a 100644
--- a/cinder/brick/local_dev/lvm.py
+++ b/cinder/brick/local_dev/lvm.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class LVM(executor.Executor):
     """LVM object to enable various LVM related operations."""
     LVM_CMD_PREFIX = ['env', 'LC_ALL=C']
+    _supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster = None
 
     def __init__(self, vg_name, root_helper, create_vg=False,
                  physical_volumes=None, lvm_type='default',
@@ -71,7 +72,6 @@ class LVM(executor.Executor):
         self.vg_thin_pool_free_space = 0.0
         self._supports_snapshot_lv_activation = None
         self._supports_lvchange_ignoreskipactivation = None
-        self._supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster = None
         self.vg_provisioned_capacity = 0.0
 
         # Ensure LVM_SYSTEM_DIR has been added to LVM.LVM_CMD_PREFIX
@@ -258,21 +258,21 @@ class LVM(executor.Executor):
 
         return self._supports_lvchange_ignoreskipactivation
 
-    @property
-    def supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster(self):
+    @staticmethod
+    def supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster(root_helper):
         """Property indicating whether pvs supports --ignoreskippedcluster
 
         Check for LVM version >= 2.02.103.
         (LVM2 git: baf95bbff cmdline: Add --ignoreskippedcluster.
         """
 
-        if self._supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster is not None:
-            return self._supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster
+        if LVM._supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster is not None:
+            return LVM._supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster
 
-        self._supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster = (
-            self.get_lvm_version(self._root_helper) >= (2, 2, 103))
+        LVM._supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster = (
+            LVM.get_lvm_version(root_helper) >= (2, 2, 103))
 
-        return self._supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster
+        return LVM._supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_lv_info(root_helper, vg_name=None, lv_name=None):
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ class LVM(executor.Executor):
                                     '-o', 'vg_name,name,size,free',
                                     '--separator', field_sep,
                                     '--nosuffix']
-        if LVM.supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster:
+        if LVM.supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster(root_helper):
             cmd.append('--ignoreskippedcluster')
 
         (out, _err) = putils.execute(*cmd,
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/brick/test_brick_lvm.py b/cinder/tests/unit/brick/test_brick_lvm.py
index 27123085682..54aa1020dc2 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/brick/test_brick_lvm.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/brick/test_brick_lvm.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class BrickLvmTestCase(test.TestCase):
                 cmd_string):
             data = "  fake-vg\n"
         elif _lvm_prefix + 'vgs, --version' in cmd_string:
-            data = "  LVM version:     2.02.95(2) (2012-03-06)\n"
+            data = "  LVM version:     2.02.103(2) (2012-03-06)\n"
         elif(_lvm_prefix + 'vgs, --noheadings, -o, uuid, fake-vg' in
              cmd_string):
             data = "  kVxztV-dKpG-Rz7E-xtKY-jeju-QsYU-SLG6Z1\n"
@@ -289,17 +289,19 @@ class BrickLvmTestCase(test.TestCase):
     def test_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster_support(self):
         """Tests if lvm support ignoreskippedcluster option."""
 
-        self.vg._supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster = None
+        brick.LVM._supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster = None
         with mock.patch.object(processutils, 'execute',
                                self.fake_pretend_lvm_version):
-            self.assertTrue(self.vg.supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster)
+            self.assertTrue(brick.LVM.supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster(
+                'sudo'))
 
-        self.vg._supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster = None
+        brick.LVM._supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster = None
         with mock.patch.object(processutils, 'execute',
                                self.fake_old_lvm_version):
-            self.assertFalse(self.vg.supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster)
+            self.assertFalse(brick.LVM.supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster(
+                'sudo'))
 
-        self.vg._supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster = None
+        brick.LVM._supports_pvs_ignoreskippedcluster = None
 
     def test_thin_pool_creation(self):