diff --git a/axengine/_providers.py b/axengine/_providers.py
index dfab02e..1e4f904 100644
--- a/axengine/_providers.py
+++ b/axengine/_providers.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #
 
 import ctypes.util as cutil
+import os
 
 providers = []
 axengine_provider_name = 'AxEngineExecutionProvider'
@@ -14,13 +15,22 @@
 _axengine_lib_name = 'ax_engine'
 _axclrt_lib_name = 'axcl_rt'
 
-# check if axcl_rt is installed, so if available, it's the default provider
-if cutil.find_library(_axclrt_lib_name) is not None:
-    providers.append(axclrt_provider_name)
+_AXCL_HOST_DEVICE = '/dev/axcl_host'
 
+# check if axcl_rt is installed, so if available, it's the default provider
+_has_axclrt_lib = cutil.find_library(_axclrt_lib_name) is not None
 # check if ax_engine is installed
-if cutil.find_library(_axengine_lib_name) is not None:
-    providers.append(axengine_provider_name)
+_has_axengine_lib = cutil.find_library(_axengine_lib_name) is not None
+
+if _has_axclrt_lib and _has_axengine_lib:
+    if os.path.exists(_AXCL_HOST_DEVICE):
+        providers = [axclrt_provider_name, axengine_provider_name]
+    else:
+        providers = [axengine_provider_name, axclrt_provider_name]
+elif _has_axclrt_lib:
+    providers = [axclrt_provider_name]
+elif _has_axengine_lib:
+    providers = [axengine_provider_name]
 
 
 def get_all_providers():