diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
index cef736cebf..7a15c61c76 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
@@ -1299,6 +1299,7 @@ static void virtio_gpu_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 
     dc->props = virtio_gpu_properties;
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_virtio_gpu;
+    dc->hotpluggable = false;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo virtio_gpu_info = {