diff --git a/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp b/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp
index c5635e7c7..a4e352d60 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp
+++ b/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp
@@ -2243,7 +2243,8 @@ TDEGenericDevice* TDEHardwareDevices::classifyUnknownDevice(udev_device* dev, TD
 				if (!device) device = new TDEGenericDevice(TDEGenericDeviceType::Serial);
 			}
 		}
-		if (devicesubsystem == "ppdev") {
+		if ((devicesubsystem == "ppdev")
+			|| (devicesubsystem == "parport")) {
 			if (!device) device = new TDEGenericDevice(TDEGenericDeviceType::Parallel);
 		}
 		if (devicesubsystem == "printer") {