diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index 49af4d4ff0ba4917797ef89b01fb0289905a47bc..e840c8010ec4349cb0f4a20336cd3c393cbd9301 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -4493,12 +4493,15 @@ qemuDomainRemoveDevice(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
         ret = qemuDomainRemoveRedirdevDevice(driver, vm, dev->data.redirdev);
         break;
 
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_WATCHDOG:
+        ret = qemuDomainRemoveWatchdog(driver, vm, dev->data.watchdog);
+        break;
+
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_NONE:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_LEASE:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_FS:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_SOUND:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_VIDEO:
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_WATCHDOG:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_GRAPHICS:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_HUB:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_SMARTCARD: