--- files/lvm.rc-2.02.116-r6    2016-10-29 15:51:00.986911502 +0200
+++ ./etc/init.d/lvm     2016-11-02 23:05:23.724452676 +0100
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@
 			lvm_commands="${lvm_commands}vgchange --sysinit -a ln ${VGS}\n"
 			# Order of this is important, have to work around dash and LVM readline
 			printf "%b\n" "${lvm_commands}" | $lvm_path /proc/self/fd/0 --config "${config}" >/dev/null
-			eend $? "Failed (possibly some LVs still needed for /usr or root)"
+			local pret=$?
+			[ "$RC_RUNLEVEL" = shutdown ] || eend $pret "Failed (possibly some LVs still needed for /usr or root)"
         fi
 
 	einfo "Finished shutting down the Logical Volume Manager"