diff --git a/rules/60-block.rules b/rules/60-block.rules
index 491081f0b2..3134ab995e 100644
--- a/rules/60-block.rules
+++ b/rules/60-block.rules
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="module", KERNEL=="block", ATTR{parameters/events_dfl_
 ACTION=="change", SUBSYSTEM=="scsi", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="scsi_device", TEST=="block", ATTR{block/*/uevent}="change"
 
 # watch metadata changes, caused by tools closing the device node which was opened for writing
-ACTION!="remove", SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="loop*|nvme*|sd*|vd*|xvd*|pmem*|mmcblk*|dasd*|nbd*", OPTIONS+="watch"
+ACTION!="remove", SUBSYSTEM=="block", \
+  KERNEL=="loop*|mmcblk*[0-9]|msblk*[0-9]|mspblk*[0-9]|nvme*|sd*|vd*|xvd*|bcache*|cciss*|dasd*|ubd*|ubi*|scm*|pmem*|nbd*|zd*", \
+  OPTIONS+="watch"
diff --git a/rules/60-persistent-storage.rules b/rules/60-persistent-storage.rules
index 1d8880ef02..7802b1c94f 100644
--- a/rules/60-persistent-storage.rules
+++ b/rules/60-persistent-storage.rules
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ACTION=="remove", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
 ENV{UDEV_DISABLE_PERSISTENT_STORAGE_RULES_FLAG}=="1", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
 
 SUBSYSTEM!="block", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
-KERNEL!="loop*|mmcblk*[0-9]|msblk*[0-9]|mspblk*[0-9]|nvme*|sd*|sr*|vd*|xvd*|bcache*|cciss*|dasd*|ubd*|scm*|pmem*|nbd*|zd*", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
+KERNEL!="loop*|mmcblk*[0-9]|msblk*[0-9]|mspblk*[0-9]|nvme*|sd*|sr*|vd*|xvd*|bcache*|cciss*|dasd*|ubd*|ubi*|scm*|pmem*|nbd*|zd*", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
 
 # ignore partitions that span the entire disk
 TEST=="whole_disk", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"