diff --git a/device.go b/device.go
index 3b0307f97..802490d96 100644
--- a/device.go
+++ b/device.go
@@ -218,12 +218,15 @@ func virtioBlkCCWDeviceHandler(ctx context.Context, device pb.Device, spec *pb.S
 // Here, bridgeAddr is the address at which the brige is attached on the root bus,
 // while deviceAddr is the address at which the device is attached on the bridge.
 func virtioBlkDeviceHandler(_ context.Context, device pb.Device, spec *pb.Spec, s *sandbox) error {
-	// Get the device node path based on the PCI device address
-	devPath, err := getPCIDeviceName(s, device.Id)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	// When "Id (PCIAddr)" is not set, we allow to use the predicted "VmPath" passed from kata-runtime
+	if device.Id != "" {
+		// Get the device node path based on the PCI device address
+		devPath, err := getPCIDeviceName(s, device.Id)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		device.VmPath = devPath
 	}
-	device.VmPath = devPath
 
 	return updateSpecDeviceList(device, spec)
 }