diff --git a/plugins/vli/README.md b/plugins/vli/README.md
index 6a0f6b226..74e99a3d7 100644
--- a/plugins/vli/README.md
+++ b/plugins/vli/README.md
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ These devices also use custom GUID values for the SPI flash configuration, e.g.
  * `VLI_USBHUB\SPI_3730`
  * `VLI_USBHUB\SPI_37`
 
-Optional PD child devices use just one extra GUID, e.g.
+Optional PD child devices sharing the SPI flash use just one extra GUID, e.g.
 
- * `VLI_USBHUB_PD\VID_17EF&PID_3083`
+ * `USB\VID_17EF&PID_3083&DEV_VL102`
 
 Optional I²C child devices use just one extra GUID, e.g.
 
- * `VLI_USBHUB_I2C\MSP430`
+ * `USB\VID_17EF&PID_3083&I2C_MSP430`
 
 Vendor ID Security
 ------------------
diff --git a/plugins/vli/fu-vli-usbhub-i2c-device.c b/plugins/vli/fu-vli-usbhub-i2c-device.c
index 08696fce6..62346b2d3 100644
--- a/plugins/vli/fu-vli-usbhub-i2c-device.c
+++ b/plugins/vli/fu-vli-usbhub-i2c-device.c
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ fu_vli_usbhub_i2c_device_setup (FuDevice *device, GError **error)
 	}
 
 	/* add instance ID */
-	instance_id = g_strdup_printf ("VLI_USBHUB_I2C\\%s",
+	instance_id = g_strdup_printf ("USB\\VID_%04X&PID_%04X&I2C_%s",
+				       fu_usb_device_get_vid (FU_USB_DEVICE (parent)),
+				       fu_usb_device_get_pid (FU_USB_DEVICE (parent)),
 				       fu_vli_common_device_kind_to_string (self->device_kind));
 	fu_device_add_instance_id (device, instance_id);
 
diff --git a/plugins/vli/fu-vli-usbhub-pd-device.c b/plugins/vli/fu-vli-usbhub-pd-device.c
index 02a68b86e..9da142c86 100644
--- a/plugins/vli/fu-vli-usbhub-pd-device.c
+++ b/plugins/vli/fu-vli-usbhub-pd-device.c
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ fu_vli_usbhub_pd_device_probe (FuDevice *device, GError **error)
 	fwver_str = fu_common_version_from_uint32 (fwver, FWUPD_VERSION_FORMAT_QUAD);
 	fu_device_set_version (device, fwver_str, FWUPD_VERSION_FORMAT_QUAD);
 	fu_device_set_version_raw (device, fwver);
-	instance_id1 = g_strdup_printf ("VLI_USBHUB_PD\\VID_%04X&PID_%04X",
+	instance_id1 = g_strdup_printf ("USB\\VID_%04X&PID_%04X&DEV_%s",
 					GUINT16_FROM_LE (self->hdr.vid),
-					GUINT16_FROM_LE (self->hdr.pid));
+					GUINT16_FROM_LE (self->hdr.pid),
+					fu_vli_common_device_kind_to_string (self->device_kind));
 	fu_device_add_instance_id (device, instance_id1);
 
 	/* these have a backup section */