diff --git a/hw/pci-hotplug.c b/hw/pci-hotplug.c
index 6cc70d52c5..bd82c6aab7 100644
--- a/hw/pci-hotplug.c
+++ b/hw/pci-hotplug.c
@@ -296,26 +296,26 @@ int pci_device_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
 }
 #endif
 
-void pci_device_hot_remove(Monitor *mon, const char *pci_addr)
+int pci_device_hot_remove(Monitor *mon, const char *pci_addr)
 {
     PCIDevice *d;
     int dom, bus;
     unsigned slot;
 
     if (pci_read_devaddr(mon, pci_addr, &dom, &bus, &slot)) {
-        return;
+        return -1;
     }
 
     d = pci_find_device(pci_find_root_bus(0), bus, slot, 0);
     if (!d) {
         monitor_printf(mon, "slot %d empty\n", slot);
-        return;
+        return -1;
     }
-    qdev_unplug(&d->qdev);
+    return qdev_unplug(&d->qdev);
 }
 
-void do_pci_device_hot_remove(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict,
-                              QObject **ret_data)
+int do_pci_device_hot_remove(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict,
+                             QObject **ret_data)
 {
-    pci_device_hot_remove(mon, qdict_get_str(qdict, "pci_addr"));
+    return pci_device_hot_remove(mon, qdict_get_str(qdict, "pci_addr"));
 }
diff --git a/qemu-monitor.hx b/qemu-monitor.hx
index 2831055a74..e987cf100c 100644
--- a/qemu-monitor.hx
+++ b/qemu-monitor.hx
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ ETEXI
         .params     = "[[<domain>:]<bus>:]<slot>",
         .help       = "hot remove PCI device",
         .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
-        .mhandler.cmd_new = do_pci_device_hot_remove,
+        .cmd_new_ret = do_pci_device_hot_remove,
     },
 #endif
 
diff --git a/sysemu.h b/sysemu.h
index d41a338fe2..8ba618e54f 100644
--- a/sysemu.h
+++ b/sysemu.h
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ DriveInfo *add_init_drive(const char *opts);
 void pci_device_hot_add_print(Monitor *mon, const QObject *data);
 int pci_device_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data);
 void drive_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
-void pci_device_hot_remove(Monitor *mon, const char *pci_addr);
-void do_pci_device_hot_remove(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict,
-                              QObject **ret_data);
+int pci_device_hot_remove(Monitor *mon, const char *pci_addr);
+int do_pci_device_hot_remove(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict,
+                             QObject **ret_data);
 
 /* serial ports */