diff --git a/providers/os/connection/device/device_connection.go b/providers/os/connection/device/device_connection.go
index 9119c54c5..7057ffcee 100644
--- a/providers/os/connection/device/device_connection.go
+++ b/providers/os/connection/device/device_connection.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package device
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"path"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -191,10 +190,7 @@ func (p *DeviceConnection) Partitions() map[string]*snapshot.PartitionInfo {
 
 // tryDetectAsset tries to detect the OS on a given block device
 func tryDetectAsset(connId uint32, partition *snapshot.PartitionInfo, conf *inventory.Config, asset *inventory.Asset) (*fs.FileSystemConnection, error) {
-	fsPath := partition.MountPoint
-	if partition.Bind != "" {
-		fsPath = path.Join(fsPath, partition.Bind)
-	}
+	fsPath := partition.RootDir()
 
 	// create and initialize fs provider
 	log.Debug().Str("path", fsPath).Msg("device connection> trying to detect asset")
diff --git a/providers/os/connection/snapshot/partition.go b/providers/os/connection/snapshot/partition.go
index 33163fbd7..b96997038 100644
--- a/providers/os/connection/snapshot/partition.go
+++ b/providers/os/connection/snapshot/partition.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package snapshot
 
 import (
+	"path"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -51,3 +52,7 @@ func (entry BlockDevice) isMounted() bool {
 func (entry PartitionInfo) key() string {
 	return strings.Join(append([]string{entry.Name, entry.Uuid}, entry.MountOptions...), "|")
 }
+
+func (i PartitionInfo) RootDir() string {
+	return path.Join(i.MountPoint, i.Bind)
+}