diff --git a/src/mm-plugin.c b/src/mm-plugin.c
index 372f1fc0..58a99405 100644
--- a/src/mm-plugin.c
+++ b/src/mm-plugin.c
@@ -254,8 +254,9 @@ apply_pre_probing_filters (MMPlugin *self,
                 return TRUE;
             }
         }
+
         /* Filtering by forbidden drivers */
-        else {
+        if (self->priv->forbidden_drivers) {
             for (i = 0; self->priv->forbidden_drivers[i]; i++) {
                 guint j;