diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index dd2de98..fd1cc01 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -5959,6 +5959,8 @@
         exit(1);
     }
 
+    qdev_machine_creation_done();
+
     if (loadvm) {
         if (load_vmstate(cur_mon, loadvm) < 0) {
             autostart = 0;