diff --git a/bin/agent b/bin/agent
index d05e19af86..8e599937f2 100755
--- a/bin/agent
+++ b/bin/agent
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class NodeAgent
 
     begin
       (@os[:block_device] or {} rescue {}).each do |bname, binfo|
-        if /^(sd|vd|hd|cciss).+$/ =~ bname and binfo
+        if /^(sd|vd|hd|cciss|xvd).+$/ =~ bname and binfo
           dname = bname.gsub(/!/, '/')
           # 512 bytes is the size of one sector by default
           block_size = 512