diff --git a/modules.d/90mdraid/65-md-incremental-imsm.rules b/modules.d/90mdraid/65-md-incremental-imsm.rules
index be091396..2109598c 100644
--- a/modules.d/90mdraid/65-md-incremental-imsm.rules
+++ b/modules.d/90mdraid/65-md-incremental-imsm.rules
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ IMPORT{program}="/sbin/mdadm --examine --export $tempnode"
 
 LABEL="do_md_inc"
 
+ENV{DEVTYPE}!="partition", \
+    RUN+="/sbin/partx -d $env{DEVNAME}"
+
 RUN+="/sbin/mdadm -I --no-degraded $env{DEVNAME}"
 
 RUN+="/bin/sh -c '>/tmp/.mdraid_start-%k; /bin/ln -s /sbin/mdraid_start /initqueue/mdraid_start.sh'"
 
-ENV{DEVTYPE}!="partition", \
-    RUN+="/sbin/partx -d $env{DEVNAME}"
-
 LABEL="md_inc_end"