diff --git a/hw/acpi_piix4.c b/hw/acpi_piix4.c
index 585da4e3eb937ee4583c40c72102da1a42dcc265..0345490ee095d0184954b8a462eaf3e96fdf36cf 100644
--- a/hw/acpi_piix4.c
+++ b/hw/acpi_piix4.c
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ static void acpi_piix_eject_slot(PIIX4PMState *s, unsigned slots)
             if (pc->no_hotplug) {
                 slot_free = false;
             } else {
+                object_unparent(OBJECT(dev));
                 qdev_free(qdev);
             }
         }
diff --git a/hw/pci.c b/hw/pci.c
index b706e6980a6184b389632b4da056166866b40081..c1ebdde91e9de22823bacf8ec8d96df4aceab678 100644
--- a/hw/pci.c
+++ b/hw/pci.c
@@ -1527,7 +1527,6 @@ static int pci_unplug_device(DeviceState *qdev)
         qerror_report(QERR_DEVICE_NO_HOTPLUG, object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
         return -1;
     }
-    object_unparent(OBJECT(dev));
     return dev->bus->hotplug(dev->bus->hotplug_qdev, dev,
                              PCI_HOTPLUG_DISABLED);
 }