diff --git a/common/bbu.c b/common/bbu.c
index c5dda8c..031c433 100644
--- a/common/bbu.c
+++ b/common/bbu.c
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@
 		if (!strcmp(handler->devicefile, devicepath))
 			return handler;
 
+	if (strncmp(devicepath, "/dev/", 5))
+		return NULL;
+
+	devicepath += 5;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(handler, &bbu_image_handlers, list)
+		if (!strcmp(handler->devicefile, devicepath))
+			return handler;
+
 	return NULL;
 }