diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index e3267e4ed1..1f99baa34c 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -2436,12 +2436,13 @@ qemuDomainDefAssignAddresses(virDomainDef *def,
     virQEMUDriverPtr driver = opaque;
     virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps = NULL;
     int ret = -1;
+    bool newDomain = parseFlags & VIR_DOMAIN_DEF_PARSE_ABI_UPDATE;
 
     if (!(qemuCaps = virQEMUCapsCacheLookup(driver->qemuCapsCache,
                                             def->emulator)))
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (qemuDomainAssignAddresses(def, qemuCaps, NULL) < 0)
+    if (qemuDomainAssignAddresses(def, qemuCaps, NULL, newDomain) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
     ret = 0;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
index f42e7c094a..d9d71e7b15 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
@@ -1628,7 +1628,8 @@ qemuDomainAssignPCIAddresses(virDomainDefPtr def,
 int
 qemuDomainAssignAddresses(virDomainDefPtr def,
                           virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps,
-                          virDomainObjPtr obj)
+                          virDomainObjPtr obj,
+                          bool newDomain ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
     if (qemuDomainAssignVirtioSerialAddresses(def, obj) < 0)
         return -1;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.h b/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.h
index 50019b80db..ee326d756b 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.h
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ int qemuDomainSetSCSIControllerModel(const virDomainDef *def,
 
 int qemuDomainAssignAddresses(virDomainDefPtr def,
                               virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps,
-                              virDomainObjPtr obj)
+                              virDomainObjPtr obj,
+                              bool newDomain)
     ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2);
 
 void qemuDomainReleaseDeviceAddress(virDomainObjPtr vm,
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index 215fe5f2f2..63da60095d 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -3291,7 +3291,7 @@ qemuProcessReconnect(void *opaque)
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    if ((qemuDomainAssignAddresses(obj->def, priv->qemuCaps, obj)) < 0)
+    if ((qemuDomainAssignAddresses(obj->def, priv->qemuCaps, obj, false)) < 0)
         goto error;
 
     /* if domain requests security driver we haven't loaded, report error, but
@@ -4878,7 +4878,8 @@ qemuProcessPrepareDomain(virConnectPtr conn,
      * use in hotplug
      */
     VIR_DEBUG("Assigning domain PCI addresses");
-    if ((qemuDomainAssignAddresses(vm->def, priv->qemuCaps, vm)) < 0)
+    if ((qemuDomainAssignAddresses(vm->def, priv->qemuCaps, vm,
+                                   !!(flags & VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_NEW))) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (qemuAssignDeviceAliases(vm->def, priv->qemuCaps) < 0)
@@ -6066,7 +6067,7 @@ int qemuProcessAttach(virConnectPtr conn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
      * use in hotplug
      */
     VIR_DEBUG("Assigning domain PCI addresses");
-    if ((qemuDomainAssignAddresses(vm->def, priv->qemuCaps, vm)) < 0)
+    if ((qemuDomainAssignAddresses(vm->def, priv->qemuCaps, vm, false)) < 0)
         goto error;
 
     if ((timestamp = virTimeStringNow()) == NULL)
diff --git a/tests/qemuhotplugtest.c b/tests/qemuhotplugtest.c
index 13055ab380..91bf331c97 100644
--- a/tests/qemuhotplugtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuhotplugtest.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ qemuHotplugCreateObjects(virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt,
                                                VIR_DOMAIN_DEF_PARSE_INACTIVE)))
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (qemuDomainAssignAddresses((*vm)->def, priv->qemuCaps, *vm) < 0)
+    if (qemuDomainAssignAddresses((*vm)->def, priv->qemuCaps, *vm, true) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (qemuAssignDeviceAliases((*vm)->def, priv->qemuCaps) < 0)