--- a/blivet/__init__.py
+++ b/blivet/__init__.py
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ gi.require_version("BlockDev", "2.0")
 from gi.repository import GLib
 from gi.repository import BlockDev as blockdev
 if arch.is_s390():
-    _REQUESTED_PLUGIN_NAMES = set(("swap", "crypto", "loop", "mdraid", "mpath", "dm", "s390", "nvdimm"))
+    _REQUESTED_PLUGIN_NAMES = set(("btrfs", "swap", "crypto", "loop", "mdraid", "mpath", "dm", "s390", "nvdimm"))
 else:
-    _REQUESTED_PLUGIN_NAMES = set(("swap", "crypto", "loop", "mdraid", "mpath", "dm", "nvdimm"))
+    _REQUESTED_PLUGIN_NAMES = set(("btrfs", "swap", "crypto", "loop", "mdraid", "mpath", "dm", "nvdimm"))
 
 # nvme plugin is not generally available
 if hasattr(blockdev.Plugin, "NVME"):