diff --git a/pkg/pci/pci.go b/pkg/pci/pci.go
index a70f9a38..6c8ae109 100644
--- a/pkg/pci/pci.go
+++ b/pkg/pci/pci.go
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ type Address struct {
 	Function string
 }
 
+// String() returns the canonical [D]BSF representation of this Address
+func (addr *Address) String() string {
+	return addr.Domain + ":" + addr.Bus + ":" + addr.Slot + "." + addr.Function
+}
+
 // Given a string address, returns a complete Address struct, filled in with
 // domain, bus, slot and function components. The address string may either
 // be in $BUS:$SLOT.$FUNCTION (BSF) format or it can be a full PCI address
diff --git a/pkg/pci/pci_linux.go b/pkg/pci/pci_linux.go
index 0f270dab..8a9c75f2 100644
--- a/pkg/pci/pci_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/pci/pci_linux.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func getDeviceRevision(ctx *context.Context, address string) string {
 	}
 	revisionPath := filepath.Join(
 		paths.SysBusPciDevices,
-		pciAddr.Domain+":"+pciAddr.Bus+":"+pciAddr.Slot+"."+pciAddr.Function,
+		pciAddr.String(),
 		"revision",
 	)
 
diff --git a/pkg/pci/pci_test.go b/pkg/pci/pci_test.go
index 6ddc1c2d..50d03843 100644
--- a/pkg/pci/pci_test.go
+++ b/pkg/pci/pci_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package pci_test
 import (
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/jaypipes/ghw/pkg/context"
@@ -21,6 +22,11 @@ func TestPCIAddressFromString(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		addrStr  string
 		expected *pci.Address
+		// AddressFromString is more flexible than String() and wants
+		// to accept addresses not in full canonical form, as long as
+		// it can do the right thing - e.g. a sane default Domain exists.
+		// Thus we need to sometimes skip the Address -> string check.
+		skipStringTest bool
 	}{
 		{
 			addrStr: "00:00.0",
@@ -30,6 +36,7 @@ func TestPCIAddressFromString(t *testing.T) {
 				Slot:     "00",
 				Function: "0",
 			},
+			skipStringTest: true,
 		},
 		{
 			addrStr: "0000:00:00.0",
@@ -64,6 +71,16 @@ func TestPCIAddressFromString(t *testing.T) {
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, test.expected) {
 			t.Fatalf("Test #%d failed. Expected %v but got %v", x, test.expected, got)
 		}
+
+		if test.skipStringTest {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		addrStr := got.String()
+		// addresses are case insensitive
+		if !strings.EqualFold(addrStr, test.addrStr) {
+			t.Fatalf("Test #%d failed. Expected %q but got %q (case insensitive match)", x, test.addrStr, addrStr)
+		}
 	}
 }