diff --git a/pkg/devicemapper/devmapper.go b/pkg/devicemapper/devmapper.go
index c0b931c3fb..3de42ba9e8 100644
--- a/pkg/devicemapper/devmapper.go
+++ b/pkg/devicemapper/devmapper.go
@@ -361,7 +361,8 @@ func CreatePool(poolName string, dataFile, metadataFile *os.File, poolBlockSize
 	}
 
 	var cookie uint = 0
-	if err := task.SetCookie(&cookie, 0); err != nil {
+	var flags uint16 = DmUdevDisableSubsystemRulesFlag | DmUdevDisableDiskRulesFlag | DmUdevDisableOtherRulesFlag
+	if err := task.SetCookie(&cookie, flags); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Can't set cookie %s", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/devicemapper/devmapper_wrapper.go b/pkg/devicemapper/devmapper_wrapper.go
index c7e96a1617..499405a10d 100644
--- a/pkg/devicemapper/devmapper_wrapper.go
+++ b/pkg/devicemapper/devmapper_wrapper.go
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ const (
 	LoNameSize       = C.LO_NAME_SIZE
 )
 
+const (
+	DmUdevDisableSubsystemRulesFlag = C.DM_UDEV_DISABLE_SUBSYSTEM_RULES_FLAG
+	DmUdevDisableDiskRulesFlag      = C.DM_UDEV_DISABLE_DISK_RULES_FLAG
+	DmUdevDisableOtherRulesFlag     = C.DM_UDEV_DISABLE_OTHER_RULES_FLAG
+)
+
 var (
 	DmGetLibraryVersion    = dmGetLibraryVersionFct
 	DmGetNextTarget        = dmGetNextTargetFct