diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 081ec8de596cbc9938bd51dfa7a0002c613fd302..4dc93c63512eba261678acec546d5ae145c99c3c 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -17828,8 +17828,12 @@ virDomainDeviceIsUSB(virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev)
 
 int
 virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(virDomainDefPtr def,
-                             virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev)
+                             virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev,
+                             virDomainDeviceAction action)
 {
+    if (action != VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ACTION_ATTACH)
+        return 0;
+
     if (!virDomainDefHasUSB(def) &&
         STRNEQ(def->os.type, "exe") &&
         virDomainDeviceIsUSB(dev)) {
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index 27f07e632c3703551793c1c90f6dc65c90ce06ee..d5d5fd32694d120b4db3bf0ba50a71013f360f1c 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -2407,8 +2407,15 @@ int virDomainNetDefFormat(virBufferPtr buf,
                           virDomainNetDefPtr def,
                           unsigned int flags);
 
+typedef enum {
+    VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ACTION_ATTACH,
+    VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ACTION_DETACH,
+    VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ACTION_UPDATE,
+} virDomainDeviceAction;
+
 int virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(virDomainDefPtr def,
-                                 virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev);
+                                 virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev,
+                                 virDomainDeviceAction action);
 
 int virDomainVcpuPinAdd(virDomainVcpuPinDefPtr **vcpupin_list,
                         size_t *nvcpupin,
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index bc65815d7bc15e40e965b091ed45979b557c10b9..ce4064573c86b867f252678f1bacc3797f21911b 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -5030,7 +5030,8 @@ static int lxcDomainAttachDeviceFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
         if (!vmdef)
             goto cleanup;
 
-        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vmdef, dev) < 0)
+        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vmdef, dev,
+                                         VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ACTION_ATTACH) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
 
         if ((ret = lxcDomainAttachDeviceConfig(vmdef, dev)) < 0)
@@ -5038,7 +5039,8 @@ static int lxcDomainAttachDeviceFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
     }
 
     if (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE) {
-        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vm->def, dev_copy) < 0)
+        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vm->def, dev_copy,
+                                         VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ACTION_ATTACH) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
 
         if ((ret = lxcDomainAttachDeviceLive(dom->conn, driver, vm, dev_copy)) < 0)
@@ -5157,7 +5159,8 @@ static int lxcDomainUpdateDeviceFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
         if (!vmdef)
             goto cleanup;
 
-        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vmdef, dev) < 0)
+        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vmdef, dev,
+                                         VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ACTION_UPDATE) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
 
         if ((ret = lxcDomainUpdateDeviceConfig(vmdef, dev)) < 0)
@@ -5165,7 +5168,8 @@ static int lxcDomainUpdateDeviceFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
     }
 
     if (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE) {
-        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vm->def, dev_copy) < 0)
+        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vm->def, dev_copy,
+                                         VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ACTION_UPDATE) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
 
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
@@ -5268,7 +5272,8 @@ static int lxcDomainDetachDeviceFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
         if (!vmdef)
             goto cleanup;
 
-        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vmdef, dev) < 0)
+        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vmdef, dev,
+                                         VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ACTION_DETACH) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
 
         if ((ret = lxcDomainDetachDeviceConfig(vmdef, dev)) < 0)
@@ -5276,7 +5281,8 @@ static int lxcDomainDetachDeviceFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
     }
 
     if (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE) {
-        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vm->def, dev_copy) < 0)
+        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vm->def, dev_copy,
+                                         VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ACTION_DETACH) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
 
         if ((ret = lxcDomainDetachDeviceLive(driver, vm, dev_copy)) < 0)
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 1d90a206758ca07f65e8832b5f93f5b8c9f4dbd1..a9d7615fb9fd5bd7028262801ca1853f31a24537 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -6977,7 +6977,8 @@ static int qemuDomainAttachDeviceFlags(virDomainPtr dom, const char *xml,
         if (!vmdef)
             goto endjob;
 
-        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vmdef, dev) < 0)
+        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vmdef, dev,
+                                         VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ACTION_ATTACH) < 0)
             goto endjob;
 
         if ((ret = qemuDomainAttachDeviceConfig(qemuCaps, vmdef, dev)) < 0)
@@ -6985,7 +6986,8 @@ static int qemuDomainAttachDeviceFlags(virDomainPtr dom, const char *xml,
     }
 
     if (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE) {
-        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vm->def, dev_copy) < 0)
+        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vm->def, dev_copy,
+                                         VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ACTION_ATTACH) < 0)
             goto endjob;
 
         if ((ret = qemuDomainAttachDeviceLive(vm, dev_copy, dom)) < 0)
@@ -7121,7 +7123,8 @@ static int qemuDomainUpdateDeviceFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
         if (!vmdef)
             goto endjob;
 
-        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vmdef, dev) < 0)
+        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vmdef, dev,
+                                         VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ACTION_UPDATE) < 0)
             goto endjob;
 
         if ((ret = qemuDomainUpdateDeviceConfig(qemuCaps, vmdef, dev)) < 0)
@@ -7129,7 +7132,8 @@ static int qemuDomainUpdateDeviceFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
     }
 
     if (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE) {
-        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vm->def, dev_copy) < 0)
+        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vm->def, dev_copy,
+                                         VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ACTION_UPDATE) < 0)
             goto endjob;
 
         if ((ret = qemuDomainUpdateDeviceLive(dom->conn, vm, dev_copy, dom, force)) < 0)
@@ -7260,7 +7264,8 @@ static int qemuDomainDetachDeviceFlags(virDomainPtr dom, const char *xml,
         if (!vmdef)
             goto endjob;
 
-        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vmdef, dev) < 0)
+        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vmdef, dev,
+                                         VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ACTION_DETACH) < 0)
             goto endjob;
 
         if ((ret = qemuDomainDetachDeviceConfig(vmdef, dev)) < 0)
@@ -7268,7 +7273,8 @@ static int qemuDomainDetachDeviceFlags(virDomainPtr dom, const char *xml,
     }
 
     if (flags & VIR_DOMAIN_AFFECT_LIVE) {
-        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vm->def, dev_copy) < 0)
+        if (virDomainDefCompatibleDevice(vm->def, dev_copy,
+                                         VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ACTION_DETACH) < 0)
             goto endjob;
 
         if ((ret = qemuDomainDetachDeviceLive(vm, dev_copy, dom)) < 0)