diff --git a/hw/device-hotplug.c b/hw/device-hotplug.c
index 8b2ed7a492..2bdc615b49 100644
--- a/hw/device-hotplug.c
+++ b/hw/device-hotplug.c
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 #include "boards.h"
 #include "net.h"
 #include "blockdev.h"
+#include "qemu-config.h"
+#include "sysemu.h"
+#include "monitor.h"
 
 DriveInfo *add_init_drive(const char *optstr)
 {
@@ -44,3 +47,47 @@ DriveInfo *add_init_drive(const char *optstr)
 
     return dinfo;
 }
+
+#if !defined(TARGET_I386)
+int pci_drive_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict,
+                      DriveInfo *dinfo, int type)
+{
+    /* On non-x86 we don't do PCI hotplug */
+    monitor_printf(mon, "Can't hot-add drive to type %d\n", type);
+    return -1;
+}
+#endif
+
+void drive_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    int type;
+    DriveInfo *dinfo = NULL;
+    const char *opts = qdict_get_str(qdict, "opts");
+
+    dinfo = add_init_drive(opts);
+    if (!dinfo) {
+        goto err;
+    }
+    if (dinfo->devaddr) {
+        monitor_printf(mon, "Parameter addr not supported\n");
+        goto err;
+    }
+    type = dinfo->type;
+
+    switch (type) {
+    case IF_NONE:
+        monitor_printf(mon, "OK\n");
+        break;
+    default:
+        if (pci_drive_hot_add(mon, qdict, dinfo, type)) {
+            goto err;
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+
+err:
+    if (dinfo) {
+        drive_put_ref(dinfo);
+    }
+    return;
+}
diff --git a/hw/pci-hotplug.c b/hw/pci-hotplug.c
index 12f61fea6e..5c6307fa5d 100644
--- a/hw/pci-hotplug.c
+++ b/hw/pci-hotplug.c
@@ -104,24 +104,13 @@ static int scsi_hot_add(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *adapter,
     return 0;
 }
 
-void drive_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+int pci_drive_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict,
+                      DriveInfo *dinfo, int type)
 {
     int dom, pci_bus;
     unsigned slot;
-    int type;
     PCIDevice *dev;
-    DriveInfo *dinfo = NULL;
     const char *pci_addr = qdict_get_str(qdict, "pci_addr");
-    const char *opts = qdict_get_str(qdict, "opts");
-
-    dinfo = add_init_drive(opts);
-    if (!dinfo)
-        goto err;
-    if (dinfo->devaddr) {
-        monitor_printf(mon, "Parameter addr not supported\n");
-        goto err;
-    }
-    type = dinfo->type;
 
     switch (type) {
     case IF_SCSI:
@@ -138,19 +127,14 @@ void drive_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
             goto err;
         }
         break;
-    case IF_NONE:
-        monitor_printf(mon, "OK\n");
-        break;
     default:
         monitor_printf(mon, "Can't hot-add drive to type %d\n", type);
         goto err;
     }
-    return;
 
+    return 0;
 err:
-    if (dinfo)
-        drive_put_ref(dinfo);
-    return;
+    return -1;
 }
 
 static PCIDevice *qemu_pci_hot_add_storage(Monitor *mon,
diff --git a/sysemu.h b/sysemu.h
index 3806901fba..ddef2bb0c1 100644
--- a/sysemu.h
+++ b/sysemu.h
@@ -143,9 +143,13 @@ extern unsigned int nb_prom_envs;
 
 /* pci-hotplug */
 void pci_device_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
-void drive_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
+int pci_drive_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict,
+                      DriveInfo *dinfo, int type);
 void do_pci_device_hot_remove(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 
+/* generic hotplug */
+void drive_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
+
 /* pcie aer error injection */
 void pcie_aer_inject_error_print(Monitor *mon, const QObject *data);
 int do_pcie_aer_inject_error(Monitor *mon,