diff --git a/lib/device/device_id.c b/lib/device/device_id.c
index ffeac3064..87a46a73a 100644
--- a/lib/device/device_id.c
+++ b/lib/device/device_id.c
@@ -312,6 +312,10 @@ const char *device_id_system_read(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct device *dev, u
 		/* scsi_debug wwid begins "t10.Linux   scsi_debug ..." */
 		if (strstr(sysbuf, "scsi_debug"))
 			sysbuf[0] = '\0';
+
+		/* qemu wwid begins "t10.ATA     QEMU HARDDISK ..." */
+		if (strstr(sysbuf, "QEMU HARDDISK"))
+			sysbuf[0] = '\0';
 	}
 
 	else if (idtype == DEV_ID_TYPE_SYS_SERIAL)