diff --git a/WHATS_NEW_DM b/WHATS_NEW_DM
index d0e8f7df1..c46db61e7 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW_DM
+++ b/WHATS_NEW_DM
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 1.02.77 -
 =================================
+  Don't create value for dm_config_node and require dm_config_create_value call.
   Check for existing new_name for dmsetup rename.
   Fix memory leak in dmsetup _get_split_name() error path.
 
diff --git a/daemons/lvmetad/lvmetad-core.c b/daemons/lvmetad/lvmetad-core.c
index 3ca3fd52e..146ee6986 100644
--- a/daemons/lvmetad/lvmetad-core.c
+++ b/daemons/lvmetad/lvmetad-core.c
@@ -520,12 +520,19 @@ static response vg_lookup(lvmetad_state *s, request r)
 	if (!(res.cft->root = n = dm_config_create_node(res.cft, "response")))
 		goto bad;
 
+	if (!(n->v = dm_config_create_value(cft)))
+		goto bad;
+
 	n->parent = res.cft->root;
 	n->v->type = DM_CFG_STRING;
 	n->v->v.str = "OK";
 
 	if (!(n = n->sib = dm_config_create_node(res.cft, "name")))
 		goto bad;
+
+	if (!(n->v = dm_config_create_value(res.cft)))
+		goto bad;
+
 	n->parent = res.cft->root;
 	n->v->type = DM_CFG_STRING;
 	n->v->v.str = name;
diff --git a/libdm/libdm-config.c b/libdm/libdm-config.c
index f8c095477..c19f51d71 100644
--- a/libdm/libdm-config.c
+++ b/libdm/libdm-config.c
@@ -1169,14 +1169,9 @@ struct dm_config_node *dm_config_create_node(struct dm_config_tree *cft, const c
 		log_error("Failed to create config node's key.");
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	if (!(cn->v = _create_value(cft->mem))) {
-		log_error("Failed to create config node's value.");
-		return NULL;
-	}
 	cn->parent = NULL;
-	cn->v->type = DM_CFG_INT;
-	cn->v->v.i = 0;
-	cn->v->next = NULL;
+	cn->v = NULL;
+
 	return cn;
 }