diff --git a/net.c b/net.c
index f88d38d52472108b482c6aaf605d98a92ae105e6..413dac4ce92bf3a45f09c842ff75cfe1d1954b53 100644
--- a/net.c
+++ b/net.c
@@ -1124,7 +1124,6 @@ void net_cleanup(void)
 
 void net_check_clients(void)
 {
-    VLANState *vlan;
     VLANClientState *vc;
     int i;
 
@@ -1140,30 +1139,8 @@ void net_check_clients(void)
         return;
     }
 
-    QTAILQ_FOREACH(vlan, &vlans, next) {
-        int has_nic = 0, has_host_dev = 0;
+    net_hub_check_clients();
 
-        QTAILQ_FOREACH(vc, &vlan->clients, next) {
-            switch (vc->info->type) {
-            case NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_NIC:
-                has_nic = 1;
-                break;
-            case NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_USER:
-            case NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_TAP:
-            case NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_SOCKET:
-            case NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_VDE:
-                has_host_dev = 1;
-                break;
-            default: ;
-            }
-        }
-        if (has_host_dev && !has_nic)
-            fprintf(stderr, "Warning: vlan %d with no nics\n", vlan->id);
-        if (has_nic && !has_host_dev)
-            fprintf(stderr,
-                    "Warning: vlan %d is not connected to host network\n",
-                    vlan->id);
-    }
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(vc, &non_vlan_clients, next) {
         if (!vc->peer) {
             fprintf(stderr, "Warning: %s %s has no peer\n",
diff --git a/net/hub.c b/net/hub.c
index 9806a592f077e2a4242dd647cb2baf6e14ce1da2..5cdd8c9152eba3c2516dd558d11f593622eabc1d 100644
--- a/net/hub.c
+++ b/net/hub.c
@@ -244,3 +244,48 @@ int net_init_hubport(const NetClientOptions *opts, const char *name,
     net_hub_add_port(hubport->hubid, name);
     return 0;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Warn if hub configurations are likely wrong
+ */
+void net_hub_check_clients(void)
+{
+    NetHub *hub;
+    NetHubPort *port;
+    VLANClientState *peer;
+
+    QLIST_FOREACH(hub, &hubs, next) {
+        int has_nic = 0, has_host_dev = 0;
+
+        QLIST_FOREACH(port, &hub->ports, next) {
+            peer = port->nc.peer;
+            if (!peer) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "Warning: hub port %s has no peer\n",
+                        port->nc.name);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            switch (peer->info->type) {
+            case NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_NIC:
+                has_nic = 1;
+                break;
+            case NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_USER:
+            case NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_TAP:
+            case NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_SOCKET:
+            case NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_VDE:
+                has_host_dev = 1;
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (has_host_dev && !has_nic) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Warning: vlan %d with no nics\n", hub->id);
+        }
+        if (has_nic && !has_host_dev) {
+            fprintf(stderr,
+                    "Warning: vlan %d is not connected to host network\n",
+                    hub->id);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/net/hub.h b/net/hub.h
index 677085069b17a91a61b8edad98955e237ac8d1e0..9973da3bb9dad4993e0173e34b8fe3f4a81af98f 100644
--- a/net/hub.h
+++ b/net/hub.h
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ VLANClientState *net_hub_add_port(int hub_id, const char *name);
 VLANClientState *net_hub_find_client_by_name(int hub_id, const char *name);
 void net_hub_info(Monitor *mon);
 int net_hub_id_for_client(VLANClientState *nc, int *id);
+void net_hub_check_clients(void);
 
 #endif /* NET_HUB_H */