diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.h b/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.h
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.h
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
         Encrypted,
     };
     StorageType m_storageType = StorageType::Other;
+    QStringList m_emblems;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.cpp b/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.cpp
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@
             }
         }
     }
+
+    if (FstabHandling::currentMountPoints(m_device).isEmpty()) {
+        m_emblems = s_emblemUnmounted;
+    } else {
+        m_emblems = s_emblemMounted;
+    }
 }
 
 FstabDevice::~FstabDevice()
@@ -124,15 +130,7 @@
 
 QStringList FstabDevice::emblems() const
 {
-    if (!m_storageAccess) {
-        FstabDevice *d = const_cast<FstabDevice *>(this);
-        d->m_storageAccess = new FstabStorageAccess(d);
-    }
-    if (m_storageAccess->isAccessible()) {
-        return s_emblemMounted;
-    } else {
-        return s_emblemUnmounted;
-    }
+    return m_emblems;
 }
 
 QString FstabDevice::description() const
@@ -174,6 +172,11 @@
 void FstabDevice::onMtabChanged(const QString &device)
 {
     if (m_device == device) {
+        if (FstabHandling::currentMountPoints(device).isEmpty()) {
+            m_emblems = s_emblemUnmounted;
+        } else {
+            m_emblems = s_emblemMounted;
+        }
         emit mtabChanged(device);
     }
 }