diff --git a/libnfc/drivers/acr122_usb.c b/libnfc/drivers/acr122_usb.c
index 1efe079..58afeed 100644
--- a/libnfc/drivers/acr122_usb.c
+++ b/libnfc/drivers/acr122_usb.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ acr122_usb_connstring_decode(const nfc_connstring connstring, struct acr122_usb_
 
   int res = sscanf(connstring, "%[^:]:%[^:]:%[^:]", driver_name, dirname, filename);
 
-  if (!res || (0 != strcmp(driver_name, ACR122_USB_DRIVER_NAME))) {
+  if (!res || ((0 != strcmp(driver_name, ACR122_USB_DRIVER_NAME)) && (0 != strcmp(driver_name, "usb")))) {
     // Driver name does not match.
     res = 0;
   } else {
diff --git a/libnfc/drivers/pn53x_usb.c b/libnfc/drivers/pn53x_usb.c
index fcf774f..bca59cb 100644
--- a/libnfc/drivers/pn53x_usb.c
+++ b/libnfc/drivers/pn53x_usb.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ pn53x_usb_connstring_decode(const nfc_connstring connstring, struct pn53x_usb_de
 
   int res = sscanf(connstring, "%[^:]:%[^:]:%[^:]", driver_name, dirname, filename);
 
-  if (!res || (0 != strcmp(driver_name, PN53X_USB_DRIVER_NAME))) {
+  if (!res || ((0 != strcmp(driver_name, PN53X_USB_DRIVER_NAME)) && (0 != strcmp(driver_name, "usb")))) {
     // Driver name does not match.
     res = 0;
   } else {
diff --git a/libnfc/nfc.c b/libnfc/nfc.c
index 4895abe..421ffac 100644
--- a/libnfc/nfc.c
+++ b/libnfc/nfc.c
@@ -198,13 +198,21 @@ nfc_open(nfc_context *context, const nfc_connstring connstring)
   while ((ndr = *pndr)) {
     // Specific device is requested: using device description
     if (0 != strncmp(ndr->name, ncs, strlen(ndr->name))) {
-      pndr++;
-      continue;
+      // Check if connstring driver is usb -> accept any driver *_usb
+      if ((0 != strncmp("usb", ncs, strlen("usb"))) || 0 != strncmp ("_usb", ndr->name + (strlen(ndr->name) - 4), 4)) {
+        pndr++;
+        continue;
+      }
     }
 
     pnd = ndr->open(ncs);
     // Test if the opening was successful
     if (pnd == NULL) {
+      if (0 == strncmp("usb", ncs, strlen("usb"))) {
+        // We've to test the other usb drivers before giving up
+        pndr++;
+        continue;
+      }
       log_put(LOG_CATEGORY, NFC_PRIORITY_TRACE, "Unable to open \"%s\".", ncs);
       log_fini();
       return pnd;