diff --git a/tuned/plugins/base.py b/tuned/plugins/base.py
index 3c4122f9..501fcff9 100644
--- a/tuned/plugins/base.py
+++ b/tuned/plugins/base.py
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ def _verify_all_non_device_commands(self, instance, ignore_missing):
 	def _verify_all_device_commands(self, instance, devices, ignore_missing):
 		ret = True
 		for command in [command for command in list(self._commands.values()) if command["per_device"]]:
-			new_value = instance.options.get(command["name"], None)
+			new_value = self._variables.expand(instance.options.get(command["name"], None))
 			if new_value is None:
 				continue
 			for device in devices: