diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c b/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c
index b60a8f22b0..66a6fbeb8c 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c
@@ -872,7 +872,6 @@ static void s390_pcihost_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     HotplugHandlerClass *hc = HOTPLUG_HANDLER_CLASS(klass);
 
-    dc->user_creatable = false;
     dc->reset = s390_pcihost_reset;
     k->init = s390_pcihost_init;
     hc->plug = s390_pcihost_hot_plug;