diff --git a/pyanaconda/modules/storage/devicetree/viewer.py b/pyanaconda/modules/storage/devicetree/viewer.py
index 451ffad1fc8..2531fece2d7 100644
--- a/pyanaconda/modules/storage/devicetree/viewer.py
+++ b/pyanaconda/modules/storage/devicetree/viewer.py
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ def _set_device_data(self, device, data):
         # FIXME: We should generate the description from the device data.
         data.description = getattr(device, "description", "")
 
+        # Workaround for Virtio Block Device being displayed as 0x1af4
+        # https://github.com/storaged-project/blivet/pull/174
+        if data.description == "0x1af4":
+            data.description = _("Virtio Block Device")
+
         data.attrs["serial"] = self._get_attribute(device, "serial")
         data.attrs["vendor"] = self._get_attribute(device, "vendor")
         data.attrs["model"] = self._get_attribute(device, "model")