diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 1f577b274b..9b8b4068b1 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -3184,12 +3184,18 @@ out:
 static void spapr_memory_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
                                   Error **errp)
 {
+    const sPAPRMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(hotplug_dev);
     PCDIMMDevice *dimm = PC_DIMM(dev);
     PCDIMMDeviceClass *ddc = PC_DIMM_GET_CLASS(dimm);
     MemoryRegion *mr;
     uint64_t size;
     char *mem_dev;
 
+    if (!smc->dr_lmb_enabled) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Memory hotplug not supported for this machine");
+        return;
+    }
+
     mr = ddc->get_memory_region(dimm, errp);
     if (!mr) {
         return;
@@ -3571,14 +3577,7 @@ out:
 static void spapr_machine_device_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
                                       DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    MachineState *ms = MACHINE(hotplug_dev);
-    sPAPRMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(ms);
-
     if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM)) {
-        if (!smc->dr_lmb_enabled) {
-            error_setg(errp, "Memory hotplug not supported for this machine");
-            return;
-        }
         spapr_memory_plug(hotplug_dev, dev, errp);
     } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE)) {
         spapr_core_plug(hotplug_dev, dev, errp);