--- util-linux/mdev.c
+++ util-linux/mdev.c
@@ -831,11 +831,17 @@
 		void *userData,
 		int depth UNUSED_PARAM)
 {
-	size_t len = strlen(fileName) - 4; /* can't underflow */
+	size_t len = strlen(fileName); /* can't underflow */
 	char *scratch = userData;
 
 	/* len check is for paranoid reasons */
-	if (strcmp(fileName + len, "/dev") != 0 || len >= PATH_MAX)
+	if (len >= PATH_MAX)
+		return FALSE;
+	else if (0 == strcmp(fileName + len - 4, "/dev"))
+		len -= 4;
+	else if (0 == strcmp(fileName + len - 9, "/modalias"))
+		len -= 9;
+	else
 		return FALSE;
 
 	strcpy(scratch, fileName);