diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fu-common.c b/libfwupdplugin/fu-common.c
index 986713cab..5007b3fa1 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fu-common.c
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fu-common.c
@@ -1239,6 +1239,12 @@ fu_common_get_path (FuPathKind path_kind)
 	/* /run/lock */
 	case FU_PATH_KIND_LOCKDIR:
 		return g_strdup ("/run/lock");
+	/* /sys/class/firmware-attributes */
+	case FU_PATH_KIND_SYSFSDIR_FW_ATTRIB:
+		tmp = g_getenv ("FWUPD_SYSFSFWATTRIBDIR");
+		if (tmp != NULL)
+			return g_strdup (tmp);
+		return g_strdup ("/sys/class/firmware-attributes");
 	case FU_PATH_KIND_OFFLINE_TRIGGER:
 		tmp = g_getenv ("FWUPD_OFFLINE_TRIGGER");
 		if (tmp != NULL)
diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fu-common.h b/libfwupdplugin/fu-common.h
index f03e0c224..4e49b60d9 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fu-common.h
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fu-common.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ typedef guint FuEndianType;
  * @FU_PATH_KIND_SYSFSDIR_SECURITY:	The sysfs security location (IE /sys/kernel/security)
  * @FU_PATH_KIND_ACPI_TABLES:		The location of the ACPI tables
  * @FU_PATH_KIND_LOCKDIR:		The lock directory (IE /run/lock)
+ * @FU_PATH_KIND_SYSFSDIR_FW_ATTRIB	The firmware attributes directory (IE /sys/class/firmware-attributes)
  *
  * Path types to use when dynamically determining a path at runtime
  **/
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	FU_PATH_KIND_SYSFSDIR_SECURITY,
 	FU_PATH_KIND_ACPI_TABLES,
 	FU_PATH_KIND_LOCKDIR,
+	FU_PATH_KIND_SYSFSDIR_FW_ATTRIB,
 	/*< private >*/
 	FU_PATH_KIND_LAST
 } FuPathKind;