diff --git a/common/include/villas/kernel/devices/pci_device.hpp b/common/include/villas/kernel/devices/pci_device.hpp
index 36f16fba9..292b0cd31 100644
--- a/common/include/villas/kernel/devices/pci_device.hpp
+++ b/common/include/villas/kernel/devices/pci_device.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ struct Region {
 };
 
 class PciDevice : public Device {
+private:
+  static constexpr char OVERRIDE_DEFAULT[] = "driver_override";
+
 public:
   PciDevice(Id i, Slot s) : id(i), slot(s), log(Log::get("kernel:pci")) {}
 
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ public:
   std::optional<std::unique_ptr<Driver>> driver() const override;
   std::optional<int> iommu_group() const override;
   std::string name() const override;
+  std::filesystem::path override_path() const override;
 
   // Bind a new LKM to the PCI device
   bool attachDriver(const std::string &driver) const;
diff --git a/common/lib/kernel/devices/pci_device.cpp b/common/lib/kernel/devices/pci_device.cpp
index 277e6b708..3f6850621 100644
--- a/common/lib/kernel/devices/pci_device.cpp
+++ b/common/lib/kernel/devices/pci_device.cpp
@@ -468,4 +468,9 @@ std::string PciDevice::name() const {
            slot.device, slot.function);
            
   return std::string(sysfs);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+// TODO: test
+std::filesystem::path PciDevice::override_path() const {
+
+  return this->path() / OVERRIDE_DEFAULT;
+}