diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_lvm_driver.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_lvm_driver.py
index 884af0103f7..08cd428b79e 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_lvm_driver.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_lvm_driver.py
@@ -957,6 +957,7 @@ class LVMISCSITestCase(test_driver.BaseDriverTestCase):
         # This value is set in check_for_setup_error.
         self.configuration = conf.Configuration(None)
         self.configuration.lvm_type = 'thin'
+        self.configuration.target_helper = 'lioadm'
         vg_obj = fake_lvm.FakeBrickLVM('cinder-volumes',
                                        False,
                                        None,
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/lvm.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/lvm.py
index e8c21ec7acc..8210bb43a17 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/lvm.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/lvm.py
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@ class LVMVolumeDriver(driver.VolumeDriver):
         # This includes volumes and snapshots.
         total_volumes = len(self.vg.get_volumes())
 
+        supports_multiattach = True
+        if self.configuration.target_helper == 'lioadm':
+            supports_multiattach = False
+
         # Skip enabled_pools setting, treat the whole backend as one pool
         # XXX FIXME if multipool support is added to LVM driver.
         single_pool = {}
@@ -260,7 +264,7 @@ class LVMVolumeDriver(driver.VolumeDriver):
             total_volumes=total_volumes,
             filter_function=self.get_filter_function(),
             goodness_function=self.get_goodness_function(),
-            multiattach=True,
+            multiattach=supports_multiattach,
             backend_state='up'
         ))
         data["pools"].append(single_pool)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/lio-multiattach-disabled-a6ee89072fe5d032.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/lio-multiattach-disabled-a6ee89072fe5d032.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d12e9be7543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/lio-multiattach-disabled-a6ee89072fe5d032.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+issues:
+  - |
+    Multiattach support is disabled for the LVM driver when using the LIO iSCSI
+    target.  This functionality will be fixed in a later release.