diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
index 75a1f26..07f90d2 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@
     // There may be an extra device, since the kernel doesn't let us have a
     // snapshot and linear target in the same table.
     auto dm_name = GetSnapshotDeviceName(name, status);
-    if (name != dm_name && !dm.DeleteDevice(dm_name)) {
+    if (name != dm_name && dm.GetState(dm_name) != DmDeviceState::INVALID &&
+        !dm.DeleteDevice(dm_name)) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "Could not delete inner snapshot device: " << dm_name;
         return false;
     }