diff --git a/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp b/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp
index 5669fe55c..d45c79b2d 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp
+++ b/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp
@@ -2090,9 +2090,6 @@ TDEGenericDevice* TDEHardwareDevices::classifyUnknownDevice(udev_device* dev, TD
 		if (devicesubsystem == "backlight") {
 			if (!device) device = new TDEBacklightDevice(TDEGenericDeviceType::Backlight);
 		}
-		if (systempath.lower().startsWith("/sys/devices/virtual")) {
-			if (!device) device = new TDEGenericDevice(TDEGenericDeviceType::OtherVirtual);
-		}
 		if (systempath.lower().startsWith("/sys/module/")
 			|| (systempath.lower().startsWith("/sys/kernel/"))) {
 			if (!device) device = new TDEGenericDevice(TDEGenericDeviceType::Platform);	// FIXME Should go into a new kernel module category when the tdelibs ABI can be broken again
@@ -2288,6 +2285,9 @@ TDEGenericDevice* TDEHardwareDevices::classifyUnknownDevice(udev_device* dev, TD
 				if (!device) device = new TDEBatteryDevice(TDEGenericDeviceType::Battery);
 			}
 		}
+		if (systempath.lower().startsWith("/sys/devices/virtual")) {
+			if (!device) device = new TDEGenericDevice(TDEGenericDeviceType::OtherVirtual);
+		}
 
 		// Moderate accuracy classification, if PCI device class is available
 		// See http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/sigops/roll_your_own/7.c.1.html for codes and meanings