diff --git a/hw/acpi_piix4.c b/hw/acpi_piix4.c
index bfa1d9a1aed0720a6f809294c80a39dbb4e88b74..24dfcf2039ddfd2e1bf098870636a6678c31f49a 100644
--- a/hw/acpi_piix4.c
+++ b/hw/acpi_piix4.c
@@ -611,6 +611,9 @@ static int piix4_device_hotplug(DeviceState *qdev, PCIDevice *dev, int state)
     PIIX4PMState *s = DO_UPCAST(PIIX4PMState, dev,
                                 DO_UPCAST(PCIDevice, qdev, qdev));
 
+    if (!dev->qdev.hotplugged)
+        return 0;
+
     s->pci0_status.up = 0;
     s->pci0_status.down = 0;
     if (state) {
diff --git a/hw/pci.c b/hw/pci.c
index 754ffb3c3dd6055bb78ea91c1ba85e0007bbbc7c..bb9ddea7331fc8d5664305325cd2e7666d5934b1 100644
--- a/hw/pci.c
+++ b/hw/pci.c
@@ -1514,7 +1514,8 @@ static int pci_qdev_init(DeviceState *qdev, DeviceInfo *base)
         pci_dev->romfile = qemu_strdup(info->romfile);
     pci_add_option_rom(pci_dev);
 
-    if (qdev->hotplugged) {
+    if (bus->hotplug) {
+        /* lower layer must check qdev->hotplugged */
         rc = bus->hotplug(bus->hotplug_qdev, pci_dev, 1);
         if (rc != 0) {
             int r = pci_unregister_device(&pci_dev->qdev);