diff --git a/src/util/virhostdev.c b/src/util/virhostdev.c
index 83f567d307a4f06503eaf61240f11f86bace095f..68e060b9852cbd5e8422e0a31bf76a949db8de89 100644
--- a/src/util/virhostdev.c
+++ b/src/util/virhostdev.c
@@ -1521,11 +1521,18 @@ int
 virHostdevPCINodeDeviceDetach(virHostdevManagerPtr hostdev_mgr,
                               virPCIDevicePtr pci)
 {
+    virPCIDeviceAddressPtr devAddr = NULL;
     int ret = -1;
 
     virObjectLock(hostdev_mgr->activePCIHostdevs);
     virObjectLock(hostdev_mgr->inactivePCIHostdevs);
 
+    if (!(devAddr = virPCIDeviceGetAddress(pci)))
+        goto out;
+
+    if (virHostdevIsPCINodeDeviceUsed(devAddr, hostdev_mgr))
+        goto out;
+
     if (virPCIDeviceDetach(pci, hostdev_mgr->activePCIHostdevs,
                            hostdev_mgr->inactivePCIHostdevs) < 0) {
         goto out;
@@ -1535,6 +1542,7 @@ virHostdevPCINodeDeviceDetach(virHostdevManagerPtr hostdev_mgr,
  out:
     virObjectUnlock(hostdev_mgr->inactivePCIHostdevs);
     virObjectUnlock(hostdev_mgr->activePCIHostdevs);
+    VIR_FREE(devAddr);
     return ret;
 }