diff --git a/disk/part.c b/disk/part.c
index 2827089..b3097e3 100644
--- a/disk/part.c
+++ b/disk/part.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 			block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc = reloc_get_dev(dev);
 			if (!dev_desc)
 				return NULL;
-			if (hwpart == -1)
+			if (hwpart == 0 && !select_hwpart)
 				return dev_desc;
 			if (!select_hwpart)
 				return NULL;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 
 block_dev_desc_t *get_dev(const char *ifname, int dev)
 {
-	return get_dev_hwpart(ifname, dev, -1);
+	return get_dev_hwpart(ifname, dev, 0);
 }
 #else
 block_dev_desc_t *get_dev_hwpart(const char *ifname, int dev, int hwpart)
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@
 		hwpart_str++;
 	} else {
 		dev_str = dev_hwpart_str;
-		hwpart = -1;
+		hwpart = 0;
 	}
 
 	dev = simple_strtoul(dev_str, &ep, 16);