diff --git a/lib/commands/toolcontext.c b/lib/commands/toolcontext.c
index 394aa4be7..2843bf800 100644
--- a/lib/commands/toolcontext.c
+++ b/lib/commands/toolcontext.c
@@ -1755,6 +1755,15 @@ bad:
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int init_run_by_dmeventd(struct cmd_context *cmd)
+{
+	init_dmeventd_monitor(DMEVENTD_MONITOR_IGNORE);
+	init_ignore_suspended_devices(1);
+	init_disable_dmeventd_monitoring(1); /* Lock settings */
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void destroy_config_context(struct cmd_context *cmd)
 {
 	_destroy_config(cmd);
diff --git a/lib/commands/toolcontext.h b/lib/commands/toolcontext.h
index c6d938d8b..bb962dca6 100644
--- a/lib/commands/toolcontext.h
+++ b/lib/commands/toolcontext.h
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ int config_files_changed(struct cmd_context *cmd);
 int init_lvmcache_orphans(struct cmd_context *cmd);
 int init_filters(struct cmd_context *cmd, unsigned load_persistent_cache);
 int init_connections(struct cmd_context *cmd);
+int init_run_by_dmeventd(struct cmd_context *cmd);
 
 /*
  * A config context is a very light weight cmd struct that
diff --git a/tools/lvmcmdlib.c b/tools/lvmcmdlib.c
index 024376826..64c0d8b6f 100644
--- a/tools/lvmcmdlib.c
+++ b/tools/lvmcmdlib.c
@@ -98,10 +98,9 @@ int lvm2_run(void *handle, const char *cmdline)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void lvm2_disable_dmeventd_monitoring(void *handle) {
-	init_dmeventd_monitor(DMEVENTD_MONITOR_IGNORE);
-	init_ignore_suspended_devices(1);
-	init_disable_dmeventd_monitoring(1); /* Lock settings */
+void lvm2_disable_dmeventd_monitoring(void *handle)
+{
+	init_run_by_dmeventd((struct cmd_context *) handle);
 }
 
 void lvm2_log_level(void *handle, int level)