diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index deeffc1312..5a4f3cdd17 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -7712,27 +7712,6 @@ qemuDomainUndefine(virDomainPtr dom)
     return qemuDomainUndefineFlags(dom, 0);
 }
 
-static int
-qemuDomainAttachDeviceControllerLive(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
-                                     virDomainObjPtr vm,
-                                     virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev)
-{
-    virDomainControllerDefPtr cont = dev->data.controller;
-    int ret = -1;
-
-    switch (cont->type) {
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_SCSI:
-        ret = qemuDomainAttachControllerDevice(driver, vm, cont);
-        break;
-    default:
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_UNSUPPORTED,
-                       _("'%s' controller cannot be hot plugged."),
-                       virDomainControllerTypeToString(cont->type));
-        break;
-    }
-    return ret;
-}
-
 static int
 qemuDomainAttachDeviceLive(virDomainObjPtr vm,
                            virDomainDeviceDefPtr dev,
@@ -7753,7 +7732,7 @@ qemuDomainAttachDeviceLive(virDomainObjPtr vm,
         break;
 
     case VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_CONTROLLER:
-        ret = qemuDomainAttachDeviceControllerLive(driver, vm, dev);
+        ret = qemuDomainAttachControllerDevice(driver, vm, dev->data.controller);
         if (!ret) {
             alias = dev->data.controller->info.alias;
             dev->data.controller = NULL;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index 8194ece92b..647bc5804a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -444,6 +444,13 @@ int qemuDomainAttachControllerDevice(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     bool releaseaddr = false;
     bool addedToAddrSet = false;
 
+    if (controller->type != VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_SCSI) {
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_UNSUPPORTED,
+                       _("'%s' controller cannot be hot plugged."),
+                       virDomainControllerTypeToString(controller->type));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     if (virDomainControllerFind(vm->def, controller->type, controller->idx) >= 0) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_FAILED,
                        _("target %s:%d already exists"),