diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index a2fb1861b5d6a4ddfec85ec67c4099b233d6d590..6b7d3de105ad15f7f5d40701fcd86d5138587574 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -5528,6 +5528,13 @@ int qemuDomainDetachControllerDevice(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     int idx, ret = -1;
     virDomainControllerDefPtr detach = NULL;
 
+    if (dev->data.controller->type != VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_SCSI) {
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_UNSUPPORTED,
+                       _("'%s' controller cannot be hot unplugged."),
+                       virDomainControllerTypeToString(dev->data.controller->type));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     if ((idx = virDomainControllerFind(vm->def,
                                        dev->data.controller->type,
                                        dev->data.controller->idx)) < 0) {
@@ -6170,27 +6177,6 @@ qemuDomainDetachLease(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
 }
 
 
-static int
-qemuDomainDetachDeviceControllerLive(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
-                                     virDomainObjPtr vm,
-                                     virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev,
-                                     bool async)
-{
-    virDomainControllerDefPtr cont = dev->data.controller;
-    int ret = -1;
-
-    switch (cont->type) {
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_SCSI:
-        ret = qemuDomainDetachControllerDevice(driver, vm, dev, async);
-        break;
-    default :
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_UNSUPPORTED,
-                       _("'%s' controller cannot be hot unplugged."),
-                       virDomainControllerTypeToString(cont->type));
-    }
-    return ret;
-}
-
 int
 qemuDomainDetachDeviceLive(virDomainObjPtr vm,
                            virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev,
@@ -6204,7 +6190,7 @@ qemuDomainDetachDeviceLive(virDomainObjPtr vm,
         ret = qemuDomainDetachDeviceDiskLive(driver, vm, dev, async);
         break;
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_CONTROLLER:
-        ret = qemuDomainDetachDeviceControllerLive(driver, vm, dev, async);
+        ret = qemuDomainDetachControllerDevice(driver, vm, dev, async);
         break;
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_LEASE:
         ret = qemuDomainDetachLease(driver, vm, dev->data.lease);