diff --git a/src/fu-udev-device.c b/src/fu-udev-device.c
index e9229c641..7d55a8a1d 100644
--- a/src/fu-udev-device.c
+++ b/src/fu-udev-device.c
@@ -436,7 +436,8 @@ fu_udev_device_set_physical_id (FuUdevDevice *self, const gchar *subsystem, GErr
 			return FALSE;
 		}
 		physical_id = g_strdup_printf ("PCI_SLOT_NAME=%s", tmp);
-	} else if (g_strcmp0 (subsystem, "usb") == 0) {
+	} else if (g_strcmp0 (subsystem, "usb") == 0 ||
+		   g_strcmp0 (subsystem, "scsi") == 0) {
 		tmp = g_udev_device_get_property (udev_device, "DEVPATH");
 		if (tmp == NULL) {
 			g_set_error_literal (error,