diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index 5f449fb4c0..b7fdfa04bb 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -1761,6 +1761,7 @@ int qemuDomainDetachHostPciDevice(struct qemud_driver *driver,
         pciDeviceListDel(driver->activePciHostdevs, pci);
         if (pciResetDevice(pci, driver->activePciHostdevs, NULL) < 0)
             ret = -1;
+        pciDeviceReAttachInit(pci);
         qemuReattachPciDevice(pci, driver);
         pciFreeDevice(pci);
     }