diff --git a/vmm/src/config.rs b/vmm/src/config.rs
index c61920aef..c3a9c9d8a 100644
--- a/vmm/src/config.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/config.rs
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ impl<'a> VmParams<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub enum HotplugMethod {
     Acpi,
     VirtioMem,
diff --git a/vmm/src/memory_manager.rs b/vmm/src/memory_manager.rs
index 51a2499bb..20d168e8f 100644
--- a/vmm/src/memory_manager.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/memory_manager.rs
@@ -1023,9 +1023,10 @@ impl MemoryManager {
         #[cfg(feature = "tdx")]
         let dynamic = !tdx_enabled;
 
-        let hotplug_method = config.hotplug_method.clone();
-
-        let acpi_address = if dynamic && hotplug_method == HotplugMethod::Acpi {
+        let acpi_address = if dynamic
+            && config.hotplug_method == HotplugMethod::Acpi
+            && (config.hotplug_size.unwrap_or_default() > 0)
+        {
             Some(
                 allocator
                     .lock()
@@ -1054,7 +1055,7 @@ impl MemoryManager {
             selected_slot,
             mergeable: config.mergeable,
             allocator,
-            hotplug_method,
+            hotplug_method: config.hotplug_method,
             boot_ram,
             current_ram,
             next_hotplug_slot,
@@ -1068,7 +1069,6 @@ impl MemoryManager {
             snapshot_memory_ranges: MemoryRangeTable::default(),
             memory_zones,
             guest_ram_mappings: Vec::new(),
-
             acpi_address,
             log_dirty: dynamic, // Cannot log dirty pages on a TD
             arch_mem_regions,