diff --git a/test/lib/aux.sh b/test/lib/aux.sh
index c6b05f89d..e20b6b054 100644
--- a/test/lib/aux.sh
+++ b/test/lib/aux.sh
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ prepare_lvmetad() {
 	if test -z "${installed_testsuite+varset}"; then
 		(which lvmetad 2>/dev/null | grep -q "$abs_builddir") || skip
 	fi
-	lvmconf "global/use_lvmetad = 1" \
-		"devices/md_component_detection = 0"
 
 	local run_valgrind=
 	test "${LVM_VALGRIND_LVMETAD:-0}" -eq 0 || run_valgrind="run_valgrind"
diff --git a/test/lib/inittest.sh b/test/lib/inittest.sh
index dd4f0607d..d5c80f413 100644
--- a/test/lib/inittest.sh
+++ b/test/lib/inittest.sh
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ echo "@PREFIX=$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