diff --git a/plugins/vli/fu-vli-pd-device.c b/plugins/vli/fu-vli-pd-device.c
index 290a87815..934c250c0 100644
--- a/plugins/vli/fu-vli-pd-device.c
+++ b/plugins/vli/fu-vli-pd-device.c
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ fu_vli_pd_device_init (FuVliPdDevice *self)
 	fu_device_add_icon (FU_DEVICE (self), "audio-card");
 	fu_device_set_protocol (FU_DEVICE (self), "com.vli.pd");
 	fu_device_set_summary (FU_DEVICE (self), "USB PD");
+	fu_device_add_flag (FU_DEVICE (self), FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_UPDATABLE);
 	fu_device_add_flag (FU_DEVICE (self), FWUPD_DEVICE_FLAG_CAN_VERIFY_IMAGE);
 	fu_device_set_remove_delay (FU_DEVICE (self), FU_DEVICE_REMOVE_DELAY_RE_ENUMERATE);
 }