diff --git a/super-ddf.c b/super-ddf.c
index e4553d2..91b1797 100644
--- a/super-ddf.c
+++ b/super-ddf.c
@@ -3095,6 +3095,7 @@ static int _write_super_to_disk(struct ddf_super *ddf, struct dl *d)
 	 */
 	get_dev_size(fd, NULL, &size);
 	size /= 512;
+	memcpy(&ddf->anchor, ddf->active, 512);
 	if (be64_to_cpu(d->workspace_lba) != 0ULL)
 		ddf->anchor.workspace_lba = d->workspace_lba;
 	else
@@ -3110,7 +3111,6 @@ static int _write_super_to_disk(struct ddf_super *ddf, struct dl *d)
 	else
 		ddf->anchor.secondary_lba =
 			cpu_to_be64(size - 32*1024*2);
-	ddf->anchor.seq = ddf->active->seq;
 	ddf->anchor.timestamp = cpu_to_be32(time(0) - DECADE);
 	memcpy(&ddf->primary, &ddf->anchor, 512);
 	memcpy(&ddf->secondary, &ddf->anchor, 512);