diff --git a/sbin/vinum/commands.c b/sbin/vinum/commands.c
index 1fd1743ef1b1..14b8f405e073 100644
--- a/sbin/vinum/commands.c
+++ b/sbin/vinum/commands.c
@@ -1509,7 +1509,8 @@ vinum_concat(int argc, char *argv[], char *argv0[])
     if (error != 0)
 	perror("Can't save Vinum config");
     find_object(objectname, &type);			    /* find the index of the volume */
-    make_vol_dev(vol.volno, 1);				    /* and create the devices */
+    if (no_devfs)
+	make_vol_dev(vol.volno, 1);			    /* and create the devices */
     if (vflag) {
 	vflag--;					    /* XXX don't give too much detail */
 	find_object(objectname, &type);			    /* point to the volume */
@@ -1654,7 +1655,8 @@ vinum_stripe(int argc, char *argv[], char *argv0[])
     if (error != 0)
 	perror("Can't save Vinum config");
     find_object(objectname, &type);			    /* find the index of the volume */
-    make_vol_dev(vol.volno, 1);				    /* and create the devices */
+    if (no_devfs)
+	make_vol_dev(vol.volno, 1);			    /* and create the devices */
     if (vflag) {
 	vflag--;					    /* XXX don't give too much detail */
 	find_object(objectname, &type);			    /* point to the volume */
@@ -1798,7 +1800,8 @@ vinum_raid4(int argc, char *argv[], char *argv0[])
     if (error != 0)
 	perror("Can't save Vinum config");
     find_object(objectname, &type);			    /* find the index of the volume */
-    make_vol_dev(vol.volno, 1);				    /* and create the devices */
+    if (no_devfs)
+	make_vol_dev(vol.volno, 1);			    /* and create the devices */
     if (vflag) {
 	vflag--;					    /* XXX don't give too much detail */
 	find_object(objectname, &type);			    /* point to the volume */
@@ -1942,7 +1945,8 @@ vinum_raid5(int argc, char *argv[], char *argv0[])
     if (error != 0)
 	perror("Can't save Vinum config");
     find_object(objectname, &type);			    /* find the index of the volume */
-    make_vol_dev(vol.volno, 1);				    /* and create the devices */
+    if (no_devfs)
+	make_vol_dev(vol.volno, 1);			    /* and create the devices */
     if (vflag) {
 	vflag--;					    /* XXX don't give too much detail */
 	find_object(objectname, &type);			    /* point to the volume */
@@ -2118,7 +2122,8 @@ vinum_mirror(int argc, char *argv[], char *argv0[])
     if (error != 0)
 	perror("Can't save Vinum config");
     find_object(objectname, &type);			    /* find the index of the volume */
-    make_vol_dev(vol.volno, 1);				    /* and create the devices */
+    if (no_devfs)
+	make_vol_dev(vol.volno, 1);			    /* and create the devices */
     if (vflag) {
 	vflag--;					    /* XXX don't give too much detail */
 	sflag = 0;					    /* no stats, please */