int dasd_alias_add_device(struct dasd_device *device)
 {
        struct dasd_eckd_private *private = device->private;
-       struct alias_lcu *lcu;
+       __u8 uaddr = private->uid.real_unit_addr;
+       struct alias_lcu *lcu = private->lcu;
        unsigned long flags;
        int rc;
 
-       lcu = private->lcu;
        rc = 0;
        spin_lock_irqsave(&lcu->lock, flags);
+       /*
+        * Check if device and lcu type differ. If so, the uac data may be
+        * outdated and needs to be updated.
+        */
+       if (private->uid.type !=  lcu->uac->unit[uaddr].ua_type) {
+               lcu->flags |= UPDATE_PENDING;
+               DBF_DEV_EVENT(DBF_WARNING, device, "%s",
+                             "uid type mismatch - trigger rescan");
+       }
        if (!(lcu->flags & UPDATE_PENDING)) {
                rc = _add_device_to_lcu(lcu, device, device);
                if (rc)