diff --git a/test/lib/aux.sh b/test/lib/aux.sh
index c1889ac06..c01fb8052 100644
--- a/test/lib/aux.sh
+++ b/test/lib/aux.sh
@@ -94,8 +94,11 @@ prepare_lvmetad() {
 
 	kill_sleep_kill_ LOCAL_LVMETAD ${LVM_VALGRIND_LVMETAD:-0}
 
-        # Default debug is "-l all" and could be override
-        # by setting LVM_TEST_LVMETAD_DEBUG_OPTS before calling inittest.
+	# Avoid reconfiguring, if already set to use_lvmetad
+	(grep use_lvmetad CONFIG_VALUES 2>/dev/null | tail -1 | grep -q 1) || \
+		aux lvmconf "global/use_lvmetad = 1" "devices/md_component_detection = 0"
+	# Default debug is "-l all" and could be override
+	# by setting LVM_TEST_LVMETAD_DEBUG_OPTS before calling inittest.
 	echo "preparing lvmetad..."
 	$run_valgrind lvmetad -f "$@" -s "$TESTDIR/lvmetad.socket" \
 		${LVM_TEST_LVMETAD_DEBUG_OPTS--l all} "$@" &
diff --git a/test/lib/inittest.sh b/test/lib/inittest.sh
index 98abae67a..b57738941 100644
--- a/test/lib/inittest.sh
+++ b/test/lib/inittest.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ echo "@PREFIX=$PREFIX"
 if test -n "$LVM_TEST_LVMETAD" ; then
 	export LVM_LVMETAD_SOCKET="$TESTDIR/lvmetad.socket"
 	export LVM_LVMETAD_PIDFILE="$TESTDIR/lvmetad.pid"
-	aux lvmconf "global/use_lvmetad = 1" "devices/md_component_detection = 0"
 	aux prepare_lvmetad
 else
 	# lvmetad prepares its own lvmconf