diff --git a/src/linux/up-device-hid.c b/src/linux/up-device-hid.c
index 418193c..d6131af 100644
--- a/src/linux/up-device-hid.c
+++ b/src/linux/up-device-hid.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ struct UpDeviceHidPrivate
 {
 	guint			 poll_timer_id;
 	int			 fd;
+	gboolean		 fake_device;
 };
 
 G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_PRIVATE (UpDeviceHid, up_device_hid, UP_TYPE_DEVICE)
@@ -303,7 +304,6 @@ up_device_hid_coldplug (UpDevice *device)
 	UpDeviceHid *hid = UP_DEVICE_HID (device);
 	GUdevDevice *native;
 	gboolean ret = FALSE;
-	gboolean fake_device;
 	const gchar *device_file;
 	const gchar *type;
 	const gchar *vendor;
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ up_device_hid_coldplug (UpDevice *device)
 	}
 
 	/* first check that we are an UPS */
-	fake_device = g_udev_device_has_property (native, "UPOWER_FAKE_DEVICE");
-	if (!fake_device)
+	hid->priv->fake_device = g_udev_device_has_property (native, "UPOWER_FAKE_DEVICE");
+	if (!hid->priv->fake_device)
 	{
 		ret = up_device_hid_is_ups (hid);
 		if (!ret) {
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ up_device_hid_coldplug (UpDevice *device)
 		      NULL);
 
 	/* coldplug everything */
-	if (fake_device)
+	if (hid->priv->fake_device)
 	{
 		ret = TRUE;
 		if (g_udev_device_get_property_as_boolean (native, "UPOWER_FAKE_HID_CHARGING"))