diff --git a/docs/superpowers/evidence/new-lg4ff-conditional-regen-2026-09-14.json b/docs/superpowers/evidence/new-lg4ff-conditional-regen-2026-09-14.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b42bdc44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/superpowers/evidence/new-lg4ff-conditional-regen-2026-09-14.json
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+  "intent": "Stop install_new_lg4ff.sh from regenerating the initramfs when the dkms pacman hook has already done it.",
+  "scope": ["linux_configuration/fixes/install_new_lg4ff.sh regen_initramfs()"],
+  "changes": [
+    "Regenerate only when an image carries hid-logitech from the location modprobe no longer resolves to; images without the module, or already matching, are left alone"
+  ],
+  "verification": [
+    {
+      "command": "linux_configuration/fixes/install_new_lg4ff.sh --status",
+      "result": "pass",
+      "evidence": "rc=0 on the host with new-lg4ff installed (module file updates/dkms/hid-logitech.ko.zst, loaded hid-logitech-new)"
+    },
+    {
+      "command": "lsinitcpio -l /boot/initramfs-linux.img | grep hid-logitech",
+      "result": "pass",
+      "evidence": "empty after the host install: the hook-regenerated image no longer bundles the module, so the conditional path reports 'already matches' instead of a 20 s rebuild"
+    },
+    {
+      "command": "shellcheck linux_configuration/fixes/install_new_lg4ff.sh",
+      "result": "pass",
+      "evidence": "clean"
+    }
+  ],
+  "risks": [
+    "A hand-built initramfs that bundles the in-tree copy is still caught: it lists kernel/drivers/hid/ while modprobe resolves updates/dkms/"
+  ],
+  "rollback": ["git revert; the unconditional regen returns"]
+}
diff --git a/linux_configuration/fixes/install_new_lg4ff.sh b/linux_configuration/fixes/install_new_lg4ff.sh
index 8452c141..246ff470 100755
--- a/linux_configuration/fixes/install_new_lg4ff.sh
+++ b/linux_configuration/fixes/install_new_lg4ff.sh
@@ -82,19 +82,23 @@ reload_module() {
 }
 
 regen_initramfs() {
-	# Only the images that actually carry the module need rebuilding.
-	local img rebuilt=0
+	# Rebuild only when an image carries hid-logitech from the OTHER location
+	# than modprobe now resolves. The dkms pacman hook already regenerates on
+	# install and remove, so this is a safety net, not the normal path.
+	local want="kernel/drivers/hid/hid-logitech"
+	[[ "$(module_path)" == */updates/dkms/* ]] && want="updates/dkms/hid-logitech"
+	local img stale=0 listing
 	for img in /boot/initramfs-*.img; do
 		[[ -f $img ]] || continue
-		if lsinitcpio -l "$img" 2>/dev/null | grep -q 'hid-logitech'; then
-			rebuilt=1
-		fi
+		listing="$(lsinitcpio -l "$img" 2>/dev/null | grep 'hid-logitech' || true)"
+		[[ -z $listing ]] && continue
+		grep -q "$want" <<<"$listing" || stale=1
 	done
-	if ((rebuilt)); then
-		log "initramfs bundles hid-logitech: regenerating all presets"
+	if ((stale)); then
+		log "initramfs bundles the other hid-logitech: regenerating all presets"
 		sudo mkinitcpio -P
 	else
-		log "initramfs does not bundle hid-logitech: nothing to regenerate"
+		log "initramfs already matches $(module_path)"
 	fi
 }