diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 3b0845f158..44e401ae99 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -2136,15 +2136,6 @@ static void spapr_add_lmbs(DeviceState *dev, uint64_t addr, uint64_t size,
     int i, fdt_offset, fdt_size;
     void *fdt;
 
-    /*
-     * Check for DRC connectors and send hotplug notification to the
-     * guest only in case of hotplugged memory. This allows cold plugged
-     * memory to be specified at boot time.
-     */
-    if (!dev->hotplugged) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     for (i = 0; i < nr_lmbs; i++) {
         drc = spapr_dr_connector_by_id(SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR_TYPE_LMB,
                 addr/SPAPR_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE);
@@ -2158,7 +2149,12 @@ static void spapr_add_lmbs(DeviceState *dev, uint64_t addr, uint64_t size,
         drck->attach(drc, dev, fdt, fdt_offset, !dev->hotplugged, errp);
         addr += SPAPR_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE;
     }
-    spapr_hotplug_req_add_by_count(SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR_TYPE_LMB, nr_lmbs);
+    /* send hotplug notification to the
+     * guest only in case of hotplugged memory
+     */
+    if (dev->hotplugged) {
+       spapr_hotplug_req_add_by_count(SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR_TYPE_LMB, nr_lmbs);
+    }
 }
 
 static void spapr_memory_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
index e55b505c96..91a356f851 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
@@ -1093,13 +1093,11 @@ static void spapr_phb_add_pci_device(sPAPRDRConnector *drc,
         spapr_tce_set_need_vfio(tcet, true);
     }
 
-    if (dev->hotplugged) {
-        fdt = create_device_tree(&fdt_size);
-        fdt_start_offset = spapr_create_pci_child_dt(phb, pdev, fdt, 0);
-        if (!fdt_start_offset) {
-            error_setg(errp, "Failed to create pci child device tree node");
-            goto out;
-        }
+    fdt = create_device_tree(&fdt_size);
+    fdt_start_offset = spapr_create_pci_child_dt(phb, pdev, fdt, 0);
+    if (!fdt_start_offset) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Failed to create pci child device tree node");
+        goto out;
     }
 
     drck->attach(drc, DEVICE(pdev),