diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fu-udev-device.c b/libfwupdplugin/fu-udev-device.c
index 80fc65a82..255783302 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fu-udev-device.c
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fu-udev-device.c
@@ -76,8 +76,11 @@ static guint signals[SIGNAL_LAST] = { 0 };
 void
 fu_udev_device_emit_changed (FuUdevDevice *self)
 {
+	g_autoptr(GError) error = NULL;
 	g_return_if_fail (FU_IS_UDEV_DEVICE (self));
 	g_debug ("FuUdevDevice emit changed");
+	if (!fu_device_rescan (FU_DEVICE (self), &error))
+		g_debug ("%s", error->message);
 	g_signal_emit (self, signals[SIGNAL_CHANGED], 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/thunderbolt/fu-self-test.c b/plugins/thunderbolt/fu-self-test.c
index 90d2105f8..cab8dceb4 100644
--- a/plugins/thunderbolt/fu-self-test.c
+++ b/plugins/thunderbolt/fu-self-test.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "fu-plugin-private.h"
 #include "fu-thunderbolt-firmware.h"
 #include "fu-thunderbolt-firmware-update.h"
+#include "fu-udev-device-private.h"
 
 static gchar *
 udev_mock_add_domain (UMockdevTestbed *bed, int id)
@@ -891,8 +892,7 @@ fu_thunderbolt_gudev_uevent_cb (GUdevClient *gudev_client,
 		const gchar *uuid = g_udev_device_get_sysfs_attr (udev_device, "unique_id");
 		MockTree *target = (MockTree *) mock_tree_find_uuid (tt->tree, uuid);
 		g_assert_nonnull (target);
-		fu_plugin_runner_udev_device_changed (tt->plugin, FU_UDEV_DEVICE (target->fu_device),
-						      &error_local);
+		fu_udev_device_emit_changed (FU_UDEV_DEVICE (target->fu_device));
 		return;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/plugins/thunderbolt/fu-thunderbolt-device.c b/plugins/thunderbolt/fu-thunderbolt-device.c
index e8cba0cca..d4adff6e8 100644
--- a/plugins/thunderbolt/fu-thunderbolt-device.c
+++ b/plugins/thunderbolt/fu-thunderbolt-device.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "fu-thunderbolt-device.h"
 #include "fu-thunderbolt-firmware.h"
 #include "fu-thunderbolt-firmware-update.h"
+#include "fu-udev-device-private.h"
 
 typedef enum {
 	FU_THUNDERBOLT_DEVICE_TYPE_DEVICE_CONTROLLER,