diff --git a/lib/commands/toolcontext.c b/lib/commands/toolcontext.c
index 4cb81bf94..2666d7b42 100644
--- a/lib/commands/toolcontext.c
+++ b/lib/commands/toolcontext.c
@@ -1905,7 +1905,6 @@ int refresh_toolcontext(struct cmd_context *cmd)
 	_destroy_segtypes(&cmd->segtypes);
 	_destroy_formats(cmd, &cmd->formats);
 
-	devices_file_exit(cmd);
 	if (!dev_cache_exit())
 		stack;
 	_destroy_dev_types(cmd);
@@ -2034,7 +2033,6 @@ void destroy_toolcontext(struct cmd_context *cmd)
 	_destroy_segtypes(&cmd->segtypes);
 	_destroy_formats(cmd, &cmd->formats);
 	_destroy_filters(cmd);
-	devices_file_exit(cmd);
 	dev_cache_exit();
 	_destroy_dev_types(cmd);
 	_destroy_tags(cmd);
diff --git a/tools/lvmcmdline.c b/tools/lvmcmdline.c
index 1e3547ed7..b052d698f 100644
--- a/tools/lvmcmdline.c
+++ b/tools/lvmcmdline.c
@@ -3305,6 +3305,7 @@ int lvm_run_command(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 	hints_exit(cmd);
 	lvmcache_destroy(cmd, 1, 1);
 	label_scan_destroy(cmd);
+	devices_file_exit(cmd);
 
 	if ((config_string_cft = remove_config_tree_by_source(cmd, CONFIG_STRING)))
 		dm_config_destroy(config_string_cft);