diff --git a/src/fu-device.h b/src/fu-device.h
index 3cd6dee22..a8f42fea0 100644
--- a/src/fu-device.h
+++ b/src/fu-device.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ FuDevice	*fu_device_new				(void);
 
 /* compat getters */
 #define fu_device_get_checksum(d)		fwupd_device_get_checksum(fwupd_result_get_device(FWUPD_RESULT(d)))
+#define fu_device_get_checksum_kind(d)		fwupd_device_get_checksum_kind(fwupd_result_get_device(FWUPD_RESULT(d)))
 #define fu_device_get_flags(d)			fwupd_device_get_flags(fwupd_result_get_device(FWUPD_RESULT(d)))
 #define fu_device_get_guids(d)			fwupd_device_get_guids(fwupd_result_get_device(FWUPD_RESULT(d)))
 #define fu_device_get_guid_default(d)		fwupd_device_get_guid_default(fwupd_result_get_device(FWUPD_RESULT(d)))
diff --git a/src/fu-main.c b/src/fu-main.c
index 03bb1372d..1f4cc70a6 100644
--- a/src/fu-main.c
+++ b/src/fu-main.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ fu_main_verify_update_device_to_app (FuDevice *device)
 	rel = as_release_new ();
 	as_release_set_version (rel, fu_device_get_version (device));
 	csum = as_checksum_new ();
-	as_checksum_set_kind (csum, G_CHECKSUM_SHA1);
+	as_checksum_set_kind (csum, fu_device_get_checksum_kind (device));
 	as_checksum_set_value (csum, fu_device_get_checksum (device));
 	as_checksum_set_target (csum, AS_CHECKSUM_TARGET_CONTENT);
 	as_release_add_checksum (rel, csum);