1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/hw/pci-hotplug.c b/hw/pci-hotplug.c
index f7d38a70d6..d0f2911d65 100644
--- a/hw/pci-hotplug.c
+++ b/hw/pci-hotplug.c
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ void pci_device_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const char *pci_addr, const char *type,
         pci_addr += 9;
     }
 
+    if (!opts) {
+        opts = "";
+    }
+
     if (!strcmp(pci_addr, "auto"))
         pci_addr = NULL;