diff --git a/bochs/iodev/hdimage/hdimage.cc b/bochs/iodev/hdimage/hdimage.cc
index c5350767f..40c40d0f7 100644
--- a/bochs/iodev/hdimage/hdimage.cc
+++ b/bochs/iodev/hdimage/hdimage.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "cdrom_win32.h"
 #endif
 #include "hdimage.h"
-#if !BX_PLUGINS || defined(BXIMAGE)
+#ifdef BXIMAGE
 #include "vbox.h"
 #include "vmware3.h"
 #include "vmware4.h"
@@ -292,6 +292,20 @@ hdimage_locator_c::create(const char *mode, Bit64u disk_size, const char *journa
   return NULL;
 }
 
+bool hdimage_locator_c::detect_image_mode(int fd, Bit64u disk_size,
+                                          const char **image_mode)
+{
+  hdimage_locator_c *ptr = 0;
+
+  for (ptr = all; ptr != NULL; ptr = ptr->next) {
+    if (ptr->check_format(fd, disk_size) == HDIMAGE_FORMAT_OK) {
+      *image_mode = ptr->mode;
+      return 1;
+    }
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
 #endif // ifndef BXIMAGE
 
 // helper functions
@@ -440,7 +454,7 @@ bool hdimage_detect_image_mode(const char *pathname, const char **image_mode)
   } else if (growing_image_t::check_format(fd, image_size) == HDIMAGE_FORMAT_OK) {
     *image_mode = "growing";
     result = true;
-#if !BX_PLUGINS || defined(BXIMAGE)
+#ifdef BXIMAGE
   } else if (vbox_image_t::check_format(fd, image_size) >= HDIMAGE_FORMAT_OK) {
     *image_mode = "vbox";
     result = true;
@@ -453,6 +467,9 @@ bool hdimage_detect_image_mode(const char *pathname, const char **image_mode)
   } else if (vpc_image_t::check_format(fd, image_size) >= HDIMAGE_FORMAT_OK) {
     *image_mode = "vpc";
     result = true;
+#else
+  } else if (hdimage_locator_c::detect_image_mode(fd, image_size, image_mode)) {
+    result = true;
 #endif
   } else if (flat_image_t::check_format(fd, image_size) == HDIMAGE_FORMAT_OK) {
     *image_mode = "flat";
diff --git a/bochs/iodev/hdimage/hdimage.h b/bochs/iodev/hdimage/hdimage.h
index 65b810d16..dd806eb1c 100644
--- a/bochs/iodev/hdimage/hdimage.h
+++ b/bochs/iodev/hdimage/hdimage.h
@@ -628,10 +628,12 @@ public:
   static const char* get_module_name(Bit8u index);
   static void cleanup(void);
   static device_image_t *create(const char *mode, Bit64u disk_size, const char *journal);
+  static bool detect_image_mode(int fd, Bit64u disk_size, const char **image_mode);
 protected:
   hdimage_locator_c(const char *mode);
   virtual ~hdimage_locator_c();
   virtual device_image_t *allocate(Bit64u disk_size, const char *journal) = 0;
+  virtual int check_format(int fd, Bit64u disk_size) {return -1;}
 private:
   static Bit8u count;
   static hdimage_locator_c *all;
diff --git a/bochs/iodev/hdimage/vbox.cc b/bochs/iodev/hdimage/vbox.cc
index 328da194e..1891a5b62 100644
--- a/bochs/iodev/hdimage/vbox.cc
+++ b/bochs/iodev/hdimage/vbox.cc
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ protected:
   device_image_t *allocate(Bit64u disk_size, const char *journal) {
     return (new vbox_image_t());
   }
+  int check_format(int fd, Bit64u disk_size) {
+    return (vbox_image_t::check_format(fd, disk_size));
+  }
 } bx_vbox_match;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/bochs/iodev/hdimage/vmware3.cc b/bochs/iodev/hdimage/vmware3.cc
index 516a7446d..470f27a14 100644
--- a/bochs/iodev/hdimage/vmware3.cc
+++ b/bochs/iodev/hdimage/vmware3.cc
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ protected:
   device_image_t *allocate(Bit64u disk_size, const char *journal) {
     return (new vmware3_image_t());
   }
+  int check_format(int fd, Bit64u disk_size) {
+    return (vmware3_image_t::check_format(fd, disk_size));
+  }
 } bx_vmware3_match;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/bochs/iodev/hdimage/vmware4.cc b/bochs/iodev/hdimage/vmware4.cc
index 8aa8d610c..75e1b6084 100644
--- a/bochs/iodev/hdimage/vmware4.cc
+++ b/bochs/iodev/hdimage/vmware4.cc
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ protected:
   device_image_t *allocate(Bit64u disk_size, const char *journal) {
     return (new vmware4_image_t());
   }
+  int check_format(int fd, Bit64u disk_size) {
+    return (vmware4_image_t::check_format(fd, disk_size));
+  }
 } bx_vmware4_match;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/bochs/iodev/hdimage/vpc.cc b/bochs/iodev/hdimage/vpc.cc
index c222e6f60..b1283bfa6 100644
--- a/bochs/iodev/hdimage/vpc.cc
+++ b/bochs/iodev/hdimage/vpc.cc
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ protected:
   device_image_t *allocate(Bit64u disk_size, const char *journal) {
     return (new vpc_image_t());
   }
+  int check_format(int fd, Bit64u disk_size) {
+    return (vpc_image_t::check_format(fd, disk_size));
+  }
 } bx_vpc_match;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/bochs/plugin.cc b/bochs/plugin.cc
index 958fa12b9..b5e3700fd 100644
--- a/bochs/plugin.cc
+++ b/bochs/plugin.cc
@@ -751,9 +751,8 @@ int bx_load_plugin(const char *name, plugintype_t type)
 
   if (!strcmp(name, "*")) {
     for (plugin = plugins; plugin; plugin = plugin->next) {
-      if (!strcmp(plugin->name, name) && (type == plugin->type) &&
-          !plugin->loaded) {
-        plugin_load(name, type);
+      if ((type == plugin->type) && !plugin->loaded) {
+        plugin_load(plugin->name, type);
       }
     }
   } else {