diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-bus.c b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-bus.c
index d9b7f83878..8d4fd72c80 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-bus.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-bus.c
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ void virtio_s390_bus_new(VirtioBusState *bus, VirtIOS390Device *dev)
     BusState *qbus;
     qbus_create_inplace((BusState *)bus, TYPE_VIRTIO_S390_BUS, qdev, NULL);
     qbus = BUS(bus);
-    qbus->allow_hotplug = 0;
+    qbus->allow_hotplug = 1;
 }
 
 static void virtio_s390_bus_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
diff --git a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c
index d4361f6e3e..d80de67ff5 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ void virtio_ccw_bus_new(VirtioBusState *bus, VirtioCcwDevice *dev)
 
     qbus_create_inplace((BusState *)bus, TYPE_VIRTIO_CCW_BUS, qdev, NULL);
     qbus = BUS(bus);
-    qbus->allow_hotplug = 0;
+    qbus->allow_hotplug = 1;
 }
 
 static void virtio_ccw_bus_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
diff --git a/hw/virtio-pci.c b/hw/virtio-pci.c
index 39c1966cfc..c795cc6339 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-pci.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-pci.c
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ void virtio_pci_bus_new(VirtioBusState *bus, VirtIOPCIProxy *dev)
     BusState *qbus;
     qbus_create_inplace((BusState *)bus, TYPE_VIRTIO_PCI_BUS, qdev, NULL);
     qbus = BUS(bus);
-    qbus->allow_hotplug = 0;
+    qbus->allow_hotplug = 1;
 }
 
 static void virtio_pci_bus_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)