diff --git a/libssu/ssudeviceinfo.cpp b/libssu/ssudeviceinfo.cpp
index 5203360..4cf8544 100644
--- a/libssu/ssudeviceinfo.cpp
+++ b/libssu/ssudeviceinfo.cpp
@@ -443,10 +443,10 @@ void SsuDeviceInfo::setDeviceModel(QString model){
 }
 
 QVariant SsuDeviceInfo::value(const QString &key, const QVariant &value){
-  if (boardMappings->contains(deviceVariant()+"/"+key)){
-    return boardMappings->value(deviceVariant()+"/"+key);
-  } else if (boardMappings->contains(deviceModel()+"/"+key)){
+  if (boardMappings->contains(deviceModel()+"/"+key)){
     return boardMappings->value(deviceModel()+"/"+key);
+  } else if (boardMappings->contains(deviceVariant()+"/"+key)){
+    return boardMappings->value(deviceVariant()+"/"+key);
   }
 
   return value;
diff --git a/libssu/ssudeviceinfo.h b/libssu/ssudeviceinfo.h
index ce90063..5b08cf8 100644
--- a/libssu/ssudeviceinfo.h
+++ b/libssu/ssudeviceinfo.h
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ class SsuDeviceInfo: public QObject {
     /**
      * Return a value from an adaptation section. Returns an empty string
      * or a given default value if key does not exist.
+     *
+     * If a device is marked as variant, and the requested key exists in a
+     * dedicated device section the key from the device section will get
+     * returned, otherwise the one from the variant.
      */
     QVariant value(const QString &key, const QVariant &value=QVariant());