I just found that if I put "--collector.diskstats" in the ARGS of /etc/default/prometheus-node-exporter and restart the service it works. I didn't try this i in the first row as the documentation says that this is default enabled anyways (so the bug basically just is, that the description about the default is wrong!).
- Bug#988099: prometheus-node-exporter: diskstat collecto... Juergen Richtsfeld
- Bug#988099: It works, the default is just wront Jürgen Richtsfeld
- Bug#988099: prometheus-node-exporter: diskstat col... Guillem Jover