diff --git a/libdm/libdm-deptree.c b/libdm/libdm-deptree.c
index 044b7ffe4..e316a4261 100644
--- a/libdm/libdm-deptree.c
+++ b/libdm/libdm-deptree.c
@@ -984,8 +984,9 @@ static int _deactivate_node(const char *name, uint32_t major, uint32_t minor,
 	r = dm_task_run(dmt);
 
 	/* FIXME Until kernel returns actual name so dm-ioctl.c can handle it */
-	rm_dev_node(name, dmt->cookie_set &&
-			  !(udev_flags & DM_UDEV_DISABLE_DM_RULES_FLAG));
+	if (!(udev_flags & DM_UDEV_DISABLE_LIBRARY_FALLBACK))
+		rm_dev_node(name, dmt->cookie_set &&
+				  !(udev_flags & DM_UDEV_DISABLE_DM_RULES_FLAG));
 
 	/* FIXME Remove node from tree or mark invalid? */