diff --git a/hw/acpi/ich9.c b/hw/acpi/ich9.c
index 6a19070cec..0acc9a3107 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/ich9.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/ich9.c
@@ -408,10 +408,20 @@ void ich9_pm_device_pre_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
     ICH9LPCState *lpc = ICH9_LPC_DEVICE(hotplug_dev);
 
     if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM) &&
-        !lpc->pm.acpi_memory_hotplug.is_enabled)
+        !lpc->pm.acpi_memory_hotplug.is_enabled) {
         error_setg(errp,
                    "memory hotplug is not enabled: %s.memory-hotplug-support "
                    "is not set", object_get_typename(OBJECT(lpc)));
+    } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_CPU)) {
+        uint64_t negotiated = lpc->smi_negotiated_features;
+
+        if (negotiated & BIT_ULL(ICH9_LPC_SMI_F_BROADCAST_BIT) &&
+            !(negotiated & BIT_ULL(ICH9_LPC_SMI_F_CPU_HOTPLUG_BIT))) {
+            error_setg(errp, "cpu hotplug with SMI wasn't enabled by firmware");
+            error_append_hint(errp, "update machine type to newer than 5.1 "
+                "and firmware that suppors CPU hotplug with SMM");
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void ich9_pm_device_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
diff --git a/hw/i386/x86.c b/hw/i386/x86.c
index c2ea989579..403c2b1dad 100644
--- a/hw/i386/x86.c
+++ b/hw/i386/x86.c
@@ -279,6 +279,17 @@ void x86_cpu_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
         return;
     }
 
+    if (x86ms->acpi_dev) {
+        Error *local_err = NULL;
+
+        hotplug_handler_pre_plug(HOTPLUG_HANDLER(x86ms->acpi_dev), dev,
+                                 &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
     init_topo_info(&topo_info, x86ms);
 
     env->nr_dies = x86ms->smp_dies;