1 files changed, 15 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/qdev-monitor.c b/qdev-monitor.c
index 0bf7f83a1d..eb7aef2c81 100644
--- a/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -771,12 +771,17 @@ void qmp_device_add(QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data, Error **errp)
 void qmp_device_del(const char *id, Error **errp)
 {
     Object *obj;
-    char *root_path = object_get_canonical_path(qdev_get_peripheral());
-    char *path = g_strdup_printf("%s/%s", root_path, id);
 
-    g_free(root_path);
-    obj = object_resolve_path_type(path, TYPE_DEVICE, NULL);
-    g_free(path);
+    if (id[0] == '/') {
+        obj = object_resolve_path(id, NULL);
+    } else {
+        char *root_path = object_get_canonical_path(qdev_get_peripheral());
+        char *path = g_strdup_printf("%s/%s", root_path, id);
+
+        g_free(root_path);
+        obj = object_resolve_path_type(path, TYPE_DEVICE, NULL);
+        g_free(path);
+    }
 
     if (!obj) {
         error_set(errp, ERROR_CLASS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND,
@@ -784,6 +789,11 @@ void qmp_device_del(const char *id, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
+    if (!object_dynamic_cast(obj, TYPE_DEVICE)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "%s is not a hotpluggable device", id);
+        return;
+    }
+
     qdev_unplug(DEVICE(obj), errp);
 }