diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fu-security-attrs.c b/libfwupdplugin/fu-security-attrs.c
index c13a06c5f..a94121f9c 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fu-security-attrs.c
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fu-security-attrs.c
@@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ fu_security_attrs_calculate_hsi(FuSecurityAttrs *self, FuSecurityAttrsFlags flag
 		if (fwupd_security_attr_has_flag(attr, FWUPD_SECURITY_ATTR_FLAG_RUNTIME_ISSUE) &&
 		    fwupd_security_attr_has_flag(attr, FWUPD_SECURITY_ATTR_FLAG_SUCCESS))
 			continue;
+		if (fwupd_security_attr_has_flag(attr, FWUPD_SECURITY_ATTR_FLAG_MISSING_DATA)) {
+			g_string_append(str, "INVALID:missing-data");
+			return g_string_free(str, FALSE);
+		}
+
 		attr_flags |= fwupd_security_attr_get_flags(attr);
 	}