diff --git a/package/yast2-installation.changes b/package/yast2-installation.changes
index 1d6aaee54..57818b2cc 100644
--- a/package/yast2-installation.changes
+++ b/package/yast2-installation.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Aug  2 14:31:22 UTC 2021 - José Iván López González <jlopez@suse.com>
+
+- Activate devices before probing (bsc#1187220).
+- 4.3.41
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jun  8 08:28:28 UTC 2021 - Knut Anderssen <kanderssen@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/package/yast2-installation.spec b/package/yast2-installation.spec
index a4f48431a..3ee658675 100644
--- a/package/yast2-installation.spec
+++ b/package/yast2-installation.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 Name:           yast2-installation
-Version:        4.3.40
+Version:        4.3.41
 Release:        0
 Group:          System/YaST
 License:        GPL-2.0-only
diff --git a/src/lib/installation/clients/inst_disks_activate.rb b/src/lib/installation/clients/inst_disks_activate.rb
index a9c5fd889..6b26a2388 100644
--- a/src/lib/installation/clients/inst_disks_activate.rb
+++ b/src/lib/installation/clients/inst_disks_activate.rb
@@ -145,7 +145,11 @@ def main
         end
       end
 
-      Y2Storage::StorageManager.instance.probe if @disks_changed
+      if @disks_changed
+        storage = Y2Storage::StorageManager.instance
+        storage.activate
+        storage.probe
+      end
 
       Builtins.y2debug("ret=%1", @ret)
 
diff --git a/test/inst_disks_activate_test.rb b/test/inst_disks_activate_test.rb
index 08c94bce0..d9810c592 100755
--- a/test/inst_disks_activate_test.rb
+++ b/test/inst_disks_activate_test.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
       allow(Yast::Linuxrc).to receive(:InstallInf).with("WithFCoE").and_return("0")
       allow(Yast::UI).to receive(:UserInput).and_return(:abort)
 
+      allow(Y2Storage::StorageManager.instance).to receive(:activate)
       allow(Y2Storage::StorageManager.instance).to receive(:probe)
 
       allow(Yast::SCR).to receive(:Read).with(path(".probe.disk"))