diff --git a/hw/device-hotplug.c b/hw/device-hotplug.c
index eec0fe3148..6d9c080381 100644
--- a/hw/device-hotplug.c
+++ b/hw/device-hotplug.c
@@ -49,18 +49,16 @@ DriveInfo *add_init_drive(const char *optstr)
 }
 
 #if !defined(TARGET_I386)
-int pci_drive_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict,
-                      DriveInfo *dinfo, int type)
+int pci_drive_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, DriveInfo *dinfo)
 {
     /* On non-x86 we don't do PCI hotplug */
-    monitor_printf(mon, "Can't hot-add drive to type %d\n", type);
+    monitor_printf(mon, "Can't hot-add drive to type %d\n", dinfo->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");
 
@@ -72,14 +70,13 @@ void drive_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
         monitor_printf(mon, "Parameter addr not supported\n");
         goto err;
     }
-    type = dinfo->type;
 
-    switch (type) {
+    switch (dinfo->type) {
     case IF_NONE:
         monitor_printf(mon, "OK\n");
         break;
     default:
-        if (pci_drive_hot_add(mon, qdict, dinfo, type)) {
+        if (pci_drive_hot_add(mon, qdict, dinfo)) {
             goto err;
         }
     }
diff --git a/hw/pci-hotplug.c b/hw/pci-hotplug.c
index 0ca5546fc6..3bcfdcc1a6 100644
--- a/hw/pci-hotplug.c
+++ b/hw/pci-hotplug.c
@@ -111,15 +111,14 @@ static int scsi_hot_add(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *adapter,
     return 0;
 }
 
-int pci_drive_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict,
-                      DriveInfo *dinfo, int type)
+int pci_drive_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, DriveInfo *dinfo)
 {
     int dom, pci_bus;
     unsigned slot;
     PCIDevice *dev;
     const char *pci_addr = qdict_get_str(qdict, "pci_addr");
 
-    switch (type) {
+    switch (dinfo->type) {
     case IF_SCSI:
         if (pci_read_devaddr(mon, pci_addr, &dom, &pci_bus, &slot)) {
             goto err;
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ int pci_drive_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        monitor_printf(mon, "Can't hot-add drive to type %d\n", type);
+        monitor_printf(mon, "Can't hot-add drive to type %d\n", dinfo->type);
         goto err;
     }
 
diff --git a/sysemu.h b/sysemu.h
index f5ac664067..c1b370b781 100644
--- a/sysemu.h
+++ b/sysemu.h
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@ extern unsigned int nb_prom_envs;
 
 /* pci-hotplug */
 void pci_device_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
-int pci_drive_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict,
-                      DriveInfo *dinfo, int type);
+int pci_drive_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, DriveInfo *dinfo);
 void do_pci_device_hot_remove(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 
 /* generic hotplug */