--- a/src/eric7/MicroPython/MicroPythonDevices.py	Wed Nov 09 10:59:01 2022 +0100
+++ b/src/eric7/MicroPython/MicroPythonDevices.py	Wed Nov 09 11:22:02 2022 +0100
@@ -359,7 +359,9 @@
                         )
                     unknownPorts.append((vid, pid, desc, port.portName()))
 
-        elif bool(port.portName()):
+        elif bool(port.portName()) and Preferences.getMicroPython(
+            "EnableManualDeviceSelection"
+        ):
             # no VID and/or PID available (e.g. in Linux container of ChromeOS)
             desc = port.description()
             if not desc: