diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fu-common.c b/libfwupdplugin/fu-common.c
index d67edfc37..598066a71 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fu-common.c
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fu-common.c
@@ -1175,6 +1175,12 @@ fu_common_get_path (FuPathKind path_kind)
 		if (tmp != NULL)
 			return g_strdup (tmp);
 		return g_strdup ("/sys/firmware/acpi/tables");
+	/* /sys/module/firmware_class/parameters/path */
+	case FU_PATH_KIND_FIRMWARE_SEARCH:
+		tmp = g_getenv ("FWUPD_FIRMWARESEARCH");
+		if (tmp != NULL)
+			return g_strdup (tmp);
+		return g_strdup ("/sys/module/firmware_class/parameters/path");
 	/* /etc */
 	case FU_PATH_KIND_SYSCONFDIR:
 		tmp = g_getenv ("FWUPD_SYSCONFDIR");
diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fu-common.h b/libfwupdplugin/fu-common.h
index 31fc63ede..75dbc384c 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fu-common.h
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fu-common.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ typedef guint FuEndianType;
  * @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)
+ * @FU_PATH_KIND_FIRMWARE_SEARCH:	The path to configure the kernel policy for runtime loading other than /lib/firmware (IE /sys/module/firmware_class/parameters/path)
  *
  * Path types to use when dynamically determining a path at runtime
  **/
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	FU_PATH_KIND_ACPI_TABLES,
 	FU_PATH_KIND_LOCKDIR,
 	FU_PATH_KIND_SYSFSDIR_FW_ATTRIB,
+	FU_PATH_KIND_FIRMWARE_SEARCH,
 	/*< private >*/
 	FU_PATH_KIND_LAST
 } FuPathKind;