diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fu-device-private.h b/libfwupdplugin/fu-device-private.h
index 1fc80479d..eb64c3633 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fu-device-private.h
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fu-device-private.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ void		 fu_device_set_order			(FuDevice	*self,
 							 gint		 order);
 void		 fu_device_set_alternate		(FuDevice	*self,
 							 FuDevice	*alternate);
-GType		 fu_device_get_specialized_gtype	(FuDevice	*self);
 gboolean	 fu_device_ensure_id			(FuDevice	*self,
 							 GError		**error);
 void		 fu_device_incorporate_from_component	(FuDevice	*device,
diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fu-device.h b/libfwupdplugin/fu-device.h
index 39cc515d7..feb8ea2f6 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fu-device.h
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fu-device.h
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ void		 fu_device_set_quirks			(FuDevice	*self,
 							 FuQuirks	*quirks);
 FuQuirks	*fu_device_get_quirks			(FuDevice	*self);
 FwupdRelease	*fu_device_get_release_default		(FuDevice	*self);
+GType		 fu_device_get_specialized_gtype	(FuDevice	*self);
 gboolean	 fu_device_write_firmware		(FuDevice	*self,
 							 GBytes		*fw,
 							 FwupdInstallFlags flags,
diff --git a/plugins/elantp/elantp.quirk b/plugins/elantp/elantp.quirk
index 7d9c07802..d8504f697 100644
--- a/plugins/elantp/elantp.quirk
+++ b/plugins/elantp/elantp.quirk
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ GType = FuElantpHidDevice
 Plugin = elantp
 GType = FuElantpHidDevice
 
+# Acer Aspire V3-372T
+[HwId=513cde3d-d939-59bd-a634-5c1645ebb93b]
+Flags = elantp-recovery
+
 # recovery device
 [DeviceInstanceId=I2C\NAME_Synopsys-DesignWare-I2C-adapter]
 Plugin = elantp
diff --git a/plugins/elantp/fu-plugin-elantp.c b/plugins/elantp/fu-plugin-elantp.c
index bc1c97d8e..e29db3e7c 100644
--- a/plugins/elantp/fu-plugin-elantp.c
+++ b/plugins/elantp/fu-plugin-elantp.c
@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@
 #include "fu-elantp-hid-device.h"
 #include "fu-elantp-i2c-device.h"
 
+gboolean
+fu_plugin_device_created (FuPlugin *plugin, FuDevice *dev, GError **error)
+{
+	if (fu_device_get_specialized_gtype (dev) == FU_TYPE_ELANTP_I2C_DEVICE &&
+	    !fu_plugin_has_custom_flag (plugin, "elantp-recovery")) {
+		g_set_error_literal (error,
+				     FWUPD_ERROR,
+				     FWUPD_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED,
+				     "not required");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
 void
 fu_plugin_init (FuPlugin *plugin)
 {