diff --git a/block/raw-posix.c b/block/raw-posix.c
index a2c7508..eea7e56 100644
--- a/block/raw-posix.c
+++ b/block/raw-posix.c
@@ -1055,9 +1055,26 @@ static int floppy_open(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *filename, int flags)
 
 static int floppy_probe_device(const char *filename)
 {
+    int fd, ret;
+    int prio = 0;
+    struct floppy_struct fdparam;
+
     if (strstart(filename, "/dev/fd", NULL))
-        return 100;
-    return 0;
+        prio = 50;
+
+    fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK);
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    /* Attempt to detect via a floppy specific ioctl */
+    ret = ioctl(fd, FDGETPRM, &fdparam);
+    if (ret >= 0)
+        prio = 100;
+
+    close(fd);
+out:
+    return prio;
 }