1 files changed, 6 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index 046d8f1f76..6b3cc55b27 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -832,14 +832,6 @@ static void device_set_realized(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
 
         DEVICE_LISTENER_CALL(realize, Forward, dev);
 
-        if (hotplug_ctrl) {
-            hotplug_handler_plug(hotplug_ctrl, dev, &local_err);
-        }
-
-        if (local_err != NULL) {
-            goto post_realize_fail;
-        }
-
         /*
          * always free/re-initialize here since the value cannot be cleaned up
          * in device_unrealize due to its usage later on in the unplug path
@@ -869,8 +861,12 @@ static void device_set_realized(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
         dev->pending_deleted_event = false;
 
         if (hotplug_ctrl) {
-            hotplug_handler_post_plug(hotplug_ctrl, dev);
-        }
+            hotplug_handler_plug(hotplug_ctrl, dev, &local_err);
+            if (local_err != NULL) {
+                goto child_realize_fail;
+            }
+       }
+
     } else if (!value && dev->realized) {
         Error **local_errp = NULL;
         QLIST_FOREACH(bus, &dev->child_bus, sibling) {