diff --git a/src/os/ObjectStore.h b/src/os/ObjectStore.h
index 9eff1ff0db1..d4fc72255c2 100644
--- a/src/os/ObjectStore.h
+++ b/src/os/ObjectStore.h
@@ -1562,6 +1562,11 @@ public:
   virtual bool wants_journal() = 0;  //< prefers a journal
   virtual bool allows_journal() = 0; //< allows a journal
 
+  /// enumerate hardware devices (by 'devname', e.g., 'sda' as in /sys/block/sda)
+  virtual int get_devices(std::set<string> *devls) {
+    return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+  }
+
   /**
    * is_rotational
    *
diff --git a/src/os/memstore/MemStore.h b/src/os/memstore/MemStore.h
index b6ed62c2689..72c7b5cec69 100644
--- a/src/os/memstore/MemStore.h
+++ b/src/os/memstore/MemStore.h
@@ -280,6 +280,11 @@ public:
     return false;
   }
 
+  int get_devices(set<string> *ls) override {
+    // no devices for us!
+    return 0;
+  }
+
   int statfs(struct store_statfs_t *buf) override;
 
   bool exists(const coll_t& cid, const ghobject_t& oid) override;