diff --git a/buildscripts/lvm-driver/Dockerfile b/buildscripts/lvm-driver/Dockerfile
index cb081be3..c462da33 100644
--- a/buildscripts/lvm-driver/Dockerfile
+++ b/buildscripts/lvm-driver/Dockerfile
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache lvm2 lvm2-extra util-linux device-mapper
 RUN apk add --no-cache btrfs-progs xfsprogs xfsprogs-extra e2fsprogs e2fsprogs-extra
 RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates libc6-compat
 
+# Disable lvm archiving
+RUN sed -i -r -e '/^\s*#?\s*archive\s*=/s/^.*$/        archive = 0/' /etc/lvm/lvm.conf
+
 ARG DBUILD_DATE
 ARG DBUILD_REPO_URL
 ARG DBUILD_SITE_URL
diff --git a/buildscripts/lvm-driver/Dockerfile.buildx b/buildscripts/lvm-driver/Dockerfile.buildx
index 4eb220af..3ea9e844 100644
--- a/buildscripts/lvm-driver/Dockerfile.buildx
+++ b/buildscripts/lvm-driver/Dockerfile.buildx
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache lvm2 lvm2-extra util-linux device-mapper
 RUN apk add --no-cache btrfs-progs xfsprogs xfsprogs-extra e2fsprogs e2fsprogs-extra
 RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates libc6-compat
 
+# Disable lvm archiving
+RUN sed -i -r -e '/^\s*#?\s*archive\s*=/s/^.*$/        archive = 0/' /etc/lvm/lvm.conf
+
 ARG DBUILD_DATE
 ARG DBUILD_REPO_URL
 ARG DBUILD_SITE_URL
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/236-frasmarco b/changelogs/unreleased/236-frasmarco
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81fa543f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/236-frasmarco
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Disable lvm archive in order to limit space usage when creating **lots** of volumes