diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_rng.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_rng.c
index 8484fcf547..a39d472b66 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_rng.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_rng.c
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ static void spapr_rng_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     dc->realize = spapr_rng_realize;
     set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_MISC, dc->categories);
     dc->props = spapr_rng_properties;
+    dc->hotpluggable = false;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo spapr_rng_info = {