diff --git a/libfwupd/fwupd-result.c b/libfwupd/fwupd-result.c
index 4185bb33a..071ccbf1f 100644
--- a/libfwupd/fwupd-result.c
+++ b/libfwupd/fwupd-result.c
@@ -1182,6 +1182,23 @@ fwupd_result_add_device_flag (FwupdResult *result, FwupdDeviceFlags flag)
 	priv->device_flags |= flag;
 }
 
+/**
+ * fwupd_result_remove_device_flag:
+ * @result: A #FwupdResult
+ * @flag: the #FwupdDeviceFlags
+ *
+ * Removes a specific device flag from the result.
+ *
+ * Since: 0.7.3
+ **/
+void
+fwupd_result_remove_device_flag (FwupdResult *result, FwupdDeviceFlags flag)
+{
+	FwupdResultPrivate *priv = GET_PRIVATE (result);
+	g_return_if_fail (FWUPD_IS_RESULT (result));
+	priv->device_flags &= ~flag;
+}
+
 /**
  * fwupd_result_has_device_flag:
  * @result: A #FwupdResult
diff --git a/libfwupd/fwupd-result.h b/libfwupd/fwupd-result.h
index 553524145..343d50709 100644
--- a/libfwupd/fwupd-result.h
+++ b/libfwupd/fwupd-result.h
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ void		 fwupd_result_set_device_flags		(FwupdResult	*result,
 							 guint64	 device_flags);
 void		 fwupd_result_add_device_flag		(FwupdResult	*result,
 							 FwupdDeviceFlags flag);
+void		 fwupd_result_remove_device_flag	(FwupdResult	*result,
+							 FwupdDeviceFlags flag);
 gboolean	 fwupd_result_has_device_flag		(FwupdResult	*result,
 							 FwupdDeviceFlags flag);
 guint64		 fwupd_result_get_device_created	(FwupdResult	*result);
diff --git a/src/fu-device.h b/src/fu-device.h
index 809bae0f1..2765597a4 100644
--- a/src/fu-device.h
+++ b/src/fu-device.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ FuDevice	*fu_device_new				(void);
 
 /* compat setters */
 #define fu_device_add_flag(d,v)			fwupd_result_add_device_flag(FWUPD_RESULT(d),v)
+#define fu_device_remove_flag(d,v)		fwupd_result_remove_device_flag(FWUPD_RESULT(d),v)
 #define fu_device_has_flag(d,v)			fwupd_result_has_device_flag(FWUPD_RESULT(d),v)
 #define fu_device_set_checksum(d,v)		fwupd_result_set_device_checksum(FWUPD_RESULT(d),v)
 #define fu_device_set_checksum_kind(d,v)	fwupd_result_set_device_checksum_kind(FWUPD_RESULT(d),v)