diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksmanager.cpp b/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksmanager.cpp
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/udisks2/udisksmanager.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <QtCore/QDebug>
 #include <QtDBus>
+#include <QDir>
 #include <QtXml/QDomDocument>
 
 #include "../shared/rootdevice.h"
@@ -212,11 +213,17 @@
 
     qDebug() << udi << "lost interfaces:" << interfaces;
 
+    if (udi.isEmpty()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     updateBackend(udi);
 
-    Device device(udi);
+    const QDir dir(udi);
 
-    if (!udi.isEmpty() && (interfaces.isEmpty() || device.interfaces().isEmpty())) {
+    if (!dir.exists() || dir.isEmpty()
+    || interfaces.contains(UD2_DBUS_INTERFACE_FILESYSTEM)
+    || interfaces.contains(UD2_DBUS_INTERFACE_LOOP)) {
         emit deviceRemoved(udi);
         m_deviceCache.removeAll(udi);
         DeviceBackend::destroyBackend(udi);