diff --git a/man/journalctl.xml b/man/journalctl.xml
index 5af98c67cb..b281f26b45 100644
--- a/man/journalctl.xml
+++ b/man/journalctl.xml
@@ -91,8 +91,14 @@
       paths may be specified. If a file path refers to an executable
       file, this is equivalent to an <literal>_EXE=</literal> match
       for the canonicalized binary path. Similarly, if a path refers
-      to a device node, this is equivalent to a
-      <literal>_KERNEL_DEVICE=</literal> match for the device.</para>
+      to a device node then match is added for the kernel name of the
+      device (<literal>_KERNEL_DEVICE=</literal>). Also, matches for the
+      kernel names of all the parent devices are added automatically.
+      Device node paths are not stable across reboots, therefore match
+      for the current boot id (<literal>_BOOT_ID=</literal>) is
+      always added as well. Note that only the log entries for
+      the existing device nodes maybe queried by providing path to
+      the device node.</para>
 
       <para>Additional constraints may be added using options
       <option>--boot</option>, <option>--unit=</option>, etc., to
diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl.c b/src/journal/journalctl.c
index 38fb43970e..20f7082175 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl.c
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl.c
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ static int add_matches_for_device(sd_journal *j, const char *devpath) {
                 d = udev_device_get_parent(d);
         }
 
+        r = add_match_this_boot(j, arg_machine);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to add match for the current boot: %m");
+
         return 0;
 }