diff --git a/os_brick/initiator/connector.py b/os_brick/initiator/connector.py
index 15bbccf0a..54d5f7c81 100644
--- a/os_brick/initiator/connector.py
+++ b/os_brick/initiator/connector.py
@@ -508,18 +508,20 @@ class BaseLinuxConnector(InitiatorConnector):
         multipath_id = None
 
         if path is None:
+            # find_multipath_device only accept realpath not symbolic path
+            device_realpath = os.path.realpath(device_name)
             mpath_info = self._linuxscsi.find_multipath_device(
-                device_name)
+                device_realpath)
             if mpath_info:
                 device_path = mpath_info['device']
                 multipath_id = device_wwn
             else:
                 # we didn't find a multipath device.
                 # so we assume the kernel only sees 1 device
-                device_path = self.host_device
+                device_path = device_name
                 LOG.debug("Unable to find multipath device name for "
                           "volume. Using path %(device)s for volume.",
-                          {'device': self.host_device})
+                          {'device': device_path})
         else:
             device_path = path
             multipath_id = device_wwn
diff --git a/os_brick/tests/initiator/test_connector.py b/os_brick/tests/initiator/test_connector.py
index 65b6dfa84..0b2f9a4e3 100644
--- a/os_brick/tests/initiator/test_connector.py
+++ b/os_brick/tests/initiator/test_connector.py
@@ -493,6 +493,38 @@ class ISCSIConnectorTestCase(ConnectorTestCase):
                            'multipath_id': FAKE_SCSI_WWN}
         self.assertEqual(expected_result, result)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(linuxscsi.LinuxSCSI, 'find_multipath_device_path')
+    @mock.patch.object(linuxscsi.LinuxSCSI, 'find_multipath_device')
+    @mock.patch.object(os.path, 'realpath')
+    def test_discover_mpath_device_by_realpath(self, mock_realpath,
+                                               mock_multipath_device,
+                                               mock_multipath_device_path):
+        location1 = '10.0.2.15:3260'
+        location2 = '[2001:db8::1]:3260'
+        name1 = 'volume-00000001-1'
+        name2 = 'volume-00000001-2'
+        iqn1 = 'iqn.2010-10.org.openstack:%s' % name1
+        iqn2 = 'iqn.2010-10.org.openstack:%s' % name2
+        fake_multipath_dev = None
+        fake_raw_dev = '/dev/disk/by-path/fake-raw-lun'
+        vol = {'id': 1, 'name': name1}
+        connection_properties = self.iscsi_connection_multipath(
+            vol, [location1, location2], [iqn1, iqn2], [1, 2])
+        mock_multipath_device_path.return_value = fake_multipath_dev
+        mock_multipath_device.return_value = {
+            'device': '/dev/mapper/%s' % FAKE_SCSI_WWN}
+        mock_realpath.return_value = '/dev/sdvc'
+        (result_path, result_mpath_id) = (
+            self.connector_with_multipath._discover_mpath_device(
+                FAKE_SCSI_WWN,
+                connection_properties['data'],
+                fake_raw_dev))
+        mock_multipath_device.assert_called_with('/dev/sdvc')
+        result = {'path': result_path, 'multipath_id': result_mpath_id}
+        expected_result = {'path': '/dev/mapper/%s' % FAKE_SCSI_WWN,
+                           'multipath_id': FAKE_SCSI_WWN}
+        self.assertEqual(expected_result, result)
+
     @mock.patch('time.sleep', mock.Mock())
     def _test_connect_volume(self, extra_props, additional_commands,
                              transport=None, disconnect_mock=None):