diff --git a/src/drivers/mpu6000/mpu6000.cpp b/src/drivers/mpu6000/mpu6000.cpp
index 40dbe8098f..4d385f1e99 100644
--- a/src/drivers/mpu6000/mpu6000.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/mpu6000/mpu6000.cpp
@@ -2253,6 +2253,7 @@ namespace mpu6000
 
 struct mpu6000_bus_option {
 	enum MPU6000_BUS busid;
+	MPU_DEVICE_TYPE device_type;
 	const char *accelpath;
 	const char *gyropath;
 	MPU6000_constructor interface_constructor;
@@ -2262,30 +2263,30 @@ struct mpu6000_bus_option {
 } bus_options[] = {
 #if defined (USE_I2C)
 #  if defined(PX4_I2C_BUS_ONBOARD)
-	{ MPU6000_BUS_I2C_INTERNAL, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_ACCEL, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_GYRO,  &MPU6000_I2C_interface, PX4_I2C_BUS_ONBOARD, false, NULL },
+	{ MPU6000_BUS_I2C_INTERNAL, MPU_DEVICE_TYPE_MPU6000, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_ACCEL, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_GYRO,  &MPU6000_I2C_interface, PX4_I2C_BUS_ONBOARD, false, NULL },
 #  endif
 #  if defined(PX4_I2C_BUS_EXPANSION)
-	{ MPU6000_BUS_I2C_EXTERNAL, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_ACCEL_EXT, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_GYRO_EXT, &MPU6000_I2C_interface, PX4_I2C_BUS_EXPANSION,  true, NULL },
+	{ MPU6000_BUS_I2C_EXTERNAL, MPU_DEVICE_TYPE_MPU6000, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_ACCEL_EXT, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_GYRO_EXT, &MPU6000_I2C_interface, PX4_I2C_BUS_EXPANSION,  true, NULL },
 #  endif
 #endif
 #ifdef PX4_SPIDEV_MPU
-	{ MPU6000_BUS_SPI_INTERNAL1, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_ACCEL, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_GYRO, &MPU6000_SPI_interface, PX4_SPI_BUS_SENSORS,  false, NULL },
+	{ MPU6000_BUS_SPI_INTERNAL1, MPU_DEVICE_TYPE_MPU6000, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_ACCEL, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_GYRO, &MPU6000_SPI_interface, PX4_SPI_BUS_SENSORS,  false, NULL },
 #endif
 #if defined(PX4_SPI_BUS_EXT)
-	{ MPU6000_BUS_SPI_EXTERNAL1, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_ACCEL_EXT, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_GYRO_EXT, &MPU6000_SPI_interface, PX4_SPI_BUS_EXT,  true, NULL },
+	{ MPU6000_BUS_SPI_EXTERNAL1, MPU_DEVICE_TYPE_MPU6000, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_ACCEL_EXT, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_GYRO_EXT, &MPU6000_SPI_interface, PX4_SPI_BUS_EXT,  true, NULL },
 #endif
 #ifdef PX4_SPIDEV_ICM_20602
-	{ MPU6000_BUS_SPI_INTERNAL1, ICM20602_DEVICE_PATH_ACCEL, ICM20602_DEVICE_PATH_GYRO, &MPU6000_SPI_interface, PX4_SPI_BUS_SENSORS,  false, NULL },
+	{ MPU6000_BUS_SPI_INTERNAL1, MPU_DEVICE_TYPE_ICM20602, ICM20602_DEVICE_PATH_ACCEL, ICM20602_DEVICE_PATH_GYRO, &MPU6000_SPI_interface, PX4_SPI_BUS_SENSORS,  false, NULL },
 #endif
 #ifdef PX4_SPIDEV_ICM_20608
-	{ MPU6000_BUS_SPI_INTERNAL1, ICM20608_DEVICE_PATH_ACCEL, ICM20608_DEVICE_PATH_GYRO, &MPU6000_SPI_interface, PX4_SPI_BUS_SENSORS,  false, NULL },
+	{ MPU6000_BUS_SPI_INTERNAL1, MPU_DEVICE_TYPE_ICM20608, ICM20608_DEVICE_PATH_ACCEL, ICM20608_DEVICE_PATH_GYRO, &MPU6000_SPI_interface, PX4_SPI_BUS_SENSORS,  false, NULL },
 #endif
 #ifdef PX4_SPIDEV_ICM_20689
-	{ MPU6000_BUS_SPI_INTERNAL2, ICM20689_DEVICE_PATH_ACCEL, ICM20689_DEVICE_PATH_GYRO, &MPU6000_SPI_interface, PX4_SPI_BUS_SENSORS,  false, NULL },
+	{ MPU6000_BUS_SPI_INTERNAL2, MPU_DEVICE_TYPE_ICM20689, ICM20689_DEVICE_PATH_ACCEL, ICM20689_DEVICE_PATH_GYRO, &MPU6000_SPI_interface, PX4_SPI_BUS_SENSORS,  false, NULL },
 #endif
 #if defined(PX4_SPI_BUS_EXTERNAL)
-	{ MPU6000_BUS_SPI_EXTERNAL1, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_ACCEL_EXT, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_GYRO_EXT, &MPU6000_SPI_interface, PX4_SPI_BUS_EXTERNAL, true,  NULL },
-	{ MPU6000_BUS_SPI_EXTERNAL2, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_ACCEL_EXT1, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_GYRO_EXT1, &MPU6000_SPI_interface, PX4_SPI_BUS_EXTERNAL, true,  NULL },
+	{ MPU6000_BUS_SPI_EXTERNAL1, MPU_DEVICE_TYPE_MPU6000, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_ACCEL_EXT, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_GYRO_EXT, &MPU6000_SPI_interface, PX4_SPI_BUS_EXTERNAL, true,  NULL },
+	{ MPU6000_BUS_SPI_EXTERNAL2, MPU_DEVICE_TYPE_MPU6000, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_ACCEL_EXT1, MPU_DEVICE_PATH_GYRO_EXT1, &MPU6000_SPI_interface, PX4_SPI_BUS_EXTERNAL, true,  NULL },
 #endif
 };
 
@@ -2413,6 +2414,11 @@ start(enum MPU6000_BUS busid, enum Rotation rotation, int range, int device_type
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		if (bus_options[i].device_type != device_type) {
+			// not the one that is asked for
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		started |= start_bus(bus_options[i], rotation, range, device_type);
 	}