1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index ab1d8f52f1..069ac9034c 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ void qdev_unplug(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
 
-    if (!dev->parent_bus->allow_hotplug) {
+    if (dev->parent_bus && !dev->parent_bus->allow_hotplug) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_BUS_NO_HOTPLUG, dev->parent_bus->name);
         return;
     }