diff --git a/pkg/block/block_linux.go b/pkg/block/block_linux.go
index ce164132..8be32595 100644
--- a/pkg/block/block_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/block/block_linux.go
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ func diskWWN(paths *linuxpath.Paths, disk string) string {
 // diskPartitions takes the name of a disk (note: *not* the path of the disk,
 // but just the name. In other words, "sda", not "/dev/sda" and "nvme0n1" not
 // "/dev/nvme0n1") and returns a slice of pointers to Partition structs
-// representing the partitions in that disk
+// representing the partitions in that disk. If a disk has no partitions,
+// it returns information on the disk instead, but the Partition UUID is set
+// to the empty string (since there isn't one.)
 func diskPartitions(ctx *context.Context, paths *linuxpath.Paths, disk string) []*Partition {
 	out := make([]*Partition, 0)
 	path := filepath.Join(paths.SysBlock, disk)
@@ -226,6 +228,23 @@ func diskPartitions(ctx *context.Context, paths *linuxpath.Paths, disk string) [
 		}
 		out = append(out, p)
 	}
+	// this is a disk with no partitions on it.
+	// Consider the filesystem on the disk to be a partition.
+	if len(out) == 0 {
+		size := partitionSizeBytes(paths, disk, "")
+		mp, pt, ro := partitionInfo(paths, disk)
+		du := diskPartUUID(paths, disk, "")
+		p := &Partition{
+			Name:       disk,
+			SizeBytes:  size,
+			MountPoint: mp,
+			Type:       pt,
+			IsReadOnly: ro,
+			UUID:       du,
+		}
+		out = append(out, p)
+
+	}
 	return out
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/block/block_linux_test.go b/pkg/block/block_linux_test.go
index 98290e45..14299722 100644
--- a/pkg/block/block_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/block/block_linux_test.go
@@ -195,6 +195,28 @@ func TestDiskTypes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDiskPartitionless(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, ok := os.LookupEnv("GHW_TESTING_SKIP_BLOCK"); ok {
+		t.Skip("Skipping block tests.")
+	}
+	baseDir, _ := ioutil.TempDir("", "test")
+	defer os.RemoveAll(baseDir)
+	ctx := context.New()
+	ctx.Chroot = baseDir
+	paths := linuxpath.New(ctx)
+
+	_ = os.MkdirAll(paths.SysBlock, 0755)
+	_ = os.MkdirAll(paths.RunUdevData, 0755)
+
+	// Emulate a disk with no partitions
+	_ = os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(paths.SysBlock, "sda"), 0755)
+	_ = ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(paths.SysBlock, "sda", "dev"), []byte("259:0\n"), 0644)
+	partitions := diskPartitions(ctx, paths, "sda")
+	if len(partitions) == 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Got no partitions but expected sda")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDiskPartLabel(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, ok := os.LookupEnv("GHW_TESTING_SKIP_BLOCK"); ok {
 		t.Skip("Skipping block tests.")