diff --git a/plugins/modem-manager/fu-plugin-modem-manager.c b/plugins/modem-manager/fu-plugin-modem-manager.c
index 218419f14..d9165a32a 100644
--- a/plugins/modem-manager/fu-plugin-modem-manager.c
+++ b/plugins/modem-manager/fu-plugin-modem-manager.c
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ fu_plugin_mm_udev_device_port_added(FuPlugin *plugin,
 		fu_plugin_mm_udev_device_ports_timeout_reset(plugin);
 		return;
 	}
+
+	/* device is being created, update is complete, uninhibit */
+	fu_plugin_mm_uninhibit_device(plugin);
+
 	/* create device and add to cache */
 	dev = fu_mm_device_udev_new(fu_plugin_get_context(plugin), priv->manager, priv->inhibited);
 	fu_mm_device_udev_add_port(dev, subsystem, path, ifnum);