diff --git a/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix b/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix
index 798b9a4e381..af653f59c88 100644
--- a/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix
+++ b/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix
@@ -44,19 +44,6 @@ let
       # called by 50-firmware.rules works properly.
       echo 'ENV{FIRMWARE_DIRS}="${toString config.hardware.firmware}"' >> $out/00-path.rules
       
-      # Fix some paths in the standard udev rules.
-      for i in $out/*.rules; do
-        substituteInPlace $i \
-          --replace /sbin/modprobe ${modprobe}/sbin/modprobe \
-          --replace /sbin/blkid ${pkgs.utillinux}/sbin/blkid \
-          --replace /sbin/mdadm ${pkgs.mdadm}/sbin/madm
-      done
-
-      # If auto-configuration is disabled, then remove
-      # udev's 80-drivers.rules file, which contains rules for
-      # automatically calling modprobe.
-      ${if !config.boot.hardwareScan then "rm $out/80-drivers.rules" else ""}
-
       # Add the udev rules from other packages.
       for i in ${toString cfg.packages}; do
         for j in $i/*/udev/rules.d/*; do
@@ -64,6 +51,21 @@ let
         done
       done
 
+      # Fix some paths in the standard udev rules.  Hacky.
+      for i in $out/*.rules; do
+        substituteInPlace $i \
+          --replace /sbin/modprobe ${modprobe}/sbin/modprobe \
+          --replace /sbin/blkid ${pkgs.utillinux}/sbin/blkid \
+          --replace /sbin/mdadm ${pkgs.mdadm}/sbin/madm \
+          --replace '$env{DM_SBIN_PATH}/blkid' ${pkgs.utillinux}/sbin/blkid \
+          --replace 'ENV{DM_SBIN_PATH}="/sbin"' 'ENV{DM_SBIN_PATH}="${pkgs.lvm2}/sbin"'
+      done
+
+      # If auto-configuration is disabled, then remove
+      # udev's 80-drivers.rules file, which contains rules for
+      # automatically calling modprobe.
+      ${if !config.boot.hardwareScan then "rm $out/80-drivers.rules" else ""}
+
       # Use the persistent device rules (naming for CD/DVD and
       # network devices) stored in 
       # /var/lib/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-{cd,net}.rules.  These are
@@ -186,8 +188,12 @@ in
           ''
             # Let udev create device nodes for all modules that have already
             # been loaded into the kernel (or for which support is built into
-            # the kernel).
+            # the kernel).  The `STARTUP' variable is needed to force
+            # the LVM rules to create device nodes.  See
+            # http://www.mail-archive.com/fedora-devel-list@redhat.com/msg10261.html
+            ${udev}/sbin/udevadm control --env=STARTUP=1
             ${udev}/sbin/udevadm trigger
+            ${udev}/sbin/udevadm control --env=STARTUP=
             ${udev}/sbin/udevadm settle # wait for udev to finish
 
             initctl emit -n new-devices
diff --git a/modules/tasks/lvm.nix b/modules/tasks/lvm.nix
index d5204f1deba..8b60cd4c0b9 100644
--- a/modules/tasks/lvm.nix
+++ b/modules/tasks/lvm.nix
@@ -6,32 +6,10 @@
 
   config = {
 
-    jobs.lvm =
-      { startOn = "started udev or new-devices";
-
-        script =
-          ''
-            # Load the device mapper.
-            ${config.system.sbin.modprobe}/sbin/modprobe dm_mod || true
-
-            ${pkgs.lvm2}/sbin/dmsetup mknodes
-            
-            # Scan for block devices that might contain LVM physical volumes
-            # and volume groups.
-            ${pkgs.lvm2}/sbin/vgscan --mknodes
-
-            # Make all logical volumes on all volume groups available, i.e.,
-            # make them appear in /dev.
-            ${pkgs.lvm2}/sbin/vgchange --available y
-
-            initctl emit -n new-devices
-          '';
-
-        task = true;
-      };
-
     environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.lvm2 ];
 
+    services.udev.packages = [ pkgs.lvm2 ];
+
   };
   
 }