diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 28d4b1b..804fbaa 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -114,10 +114,18 @@
     install_dir: udev_dir / 'rules.d'
 )
 
+force_devpath = ''
+if get_option('always-use-devpath').enabled()
+    force_devpath = ' || true'
+endif
+
 configure_file(
     input : 'start_hwmon.sh.in',
     output : 'start_hwmon.sh',
-    configuration: {'OVERRIDE_WITH_DEVPATH': ' '.join(get_option('override-with-devpath'))},
+    configuration: {
+      'OVERRIDE_WITH_DEVPATH': ' '.join(get_option('override-with-devpath')),
+      'FORCE_DEVPATH': force_devpath
+      },
     install_dir: get_option('bindir'),
     install_mode: 'rwxr-xr-x',
     install: true,