diff --git a/src/storage/storage_backend_mpath.c b/src/storage/storage_backend_mpath.c
index 971408a817..ca9a62fbe6 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_backend_mpath.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_backend_mpath.c
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ static int
 virStorageBackendMpathCheckPool(virStoragePoolObjPtr pool ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                 bool *isActive)
 {
-    *isActive = virFileExists("/dev/mpath");
+    *isActive = virFileExists("/dev/mapper") ||
+                virFileExists("/dev/mpath");
     return 0;
 }