diff --git a/src/ints/bios_vhd.cpp b/src/ints/bios_vhd.cpp
index 4de058ab56..ce902709ef 100644
--- a/src/ints/bios_vhd.cpp
+++ b/src/ints/bios_vhd.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 *
-*  Copyright (c) 2018 Shane Krueger. Fixes and upgrades (c) 2023 maxpat78.
+*  Copyright (c) 2018 Shane Krueger. Fixes and upgrades (c) 2023-24 maxpat78.
 *
 *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -970,20 +970,17 @@ uint64_t imageDiskVHD::scanMBR(uint8_t* mbr, Bitu sizes[], uint64_t disksize) {
         LOG_MSG("Invalid MBR, no signature");
         return 0;
     }
-
-    //search for the first DOS partition
+    //search for the first non-empty partition
     for(part = mbr + 0x1BE; part < mbr + 0x1FE; part += 16) {
         uint8_t partType = *((uint8_t*)(part + 4));
-        if(partType != 1 && partType != 4 && partType != 6 &&
-            partType != 11 && partType != 12 && partType != 14) continue;
+        if(partType == 0) continue;
         partFound = true;
         break;
     }
     if(!partFound) {
-        LOG_MSG("No DOS partition in MBR");
+        LOG_MSG("No partition in use in MBR");
         return 0;
     }
-
     //partition end
     h = (unsigned)*(part + 5);
     s = (unsigned)*(part + 6) & 0x3F;