diff --git a/super-ddf.c b/super-ddf.c
index 8f60b72..87584fa 100644
--- a/super-ddf.c
+++ b/super-ddf.c
@@ -2964,8 +2964,9 @@ static int write_init_super_ddf(struct supertype *st)
 		return 0;
 	} else {
 		struct dl *d;
-		for (d = ddf->dlist; d; d=d->next)
-			while (Kill(d->devname, NULL, 0, -1, 1) == 0);
+		if (!currentconf)
+			for (d = ddf->dlist; d; d=d->next)
+				while (Kill(d->devname, NULL, 0, -1, 1) == 0);
 		return __write_init_super_ddf(st);
 	}
 }