diff --git a/blivet/devices/disk.py b/blivet/devices/disk.py
index ade4e721c..d9907fda3 100644
--- a/blivet/devices/disk.py
+++ b/blivet/devices/disk.py
@@ -254,6 +254,10 @@ def __init__(self, name, fmt=None, size=None, wwn=None,
                           exists=True)
         self.wwn = wwn or None
 
+    @property
+    def device_id(self):
+        return self.name
+
     @property
     def model(self):
         if not self.parents: