diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
index fc62e04..4c35ce7 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
@@ -456,23 +456,31 @@
     }
 }
 
-bool spapr_drc_needed(void *opaque)
+bool spapr_drc_transient(SpaprDrc *drc)
 {
-    SpaprDrc *drc = (SpaprDrc *)opaque;
     SpaprDrcClass *drck = SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR_GET_CLASS(drc);
 
-    /* If no dev is plugged in there is no need to migrate the DRC state */
+    /*
+     * If no dev is plugged in there is no need to migrate the DRC state
+     * nor to reset the DRC at CAS.
+     */
     if (!drc->dev) {
         return false;
     }
 
     /*
-     * We need to migrate the state if it's not equal to the expected
-     * long-term state, which is the same as the coldplugged initial
-     * state */
+     * We need to reset the DRC at CAS or to migrate the DRC state if it's
+     * not equal to the expected long-term state, which is the same as the
+     * coldplugged initial state.
+     */
     return (drc->state != drck->ready_state);
 }
 
+static bool spapr_drc_needed(void *opaque)
+{
+    return spapr_drc_transient(opaque);
+}
+
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_spapr_drc = {
     .name = "spapr_drc",
     .version_id = 1,
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
index b8bb66b..6db3dbd 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
@@ -1640,20 +1640,24 @@
     return best_compat;
 }
 
-static bool spapr_hotplugged_dev_before_cas(void)
+static bool spapr_transient_dev_before_cas(void)
 {
-    Object *drc_container, *obj;
+    Object *drc_container;
     ObjectProperty *prop;
     ObjectPropertyIterator iter;
 
     drc_container = container_get(object_get_root(), "/dr-connector");
     object_property_iter_init(&iter, drc_container);
     while ((prop = object_property_iter_next(&iter))) {
+        SpaprDrc *drc;
+
         if (!strstart(prop->type, "link<", NULL)) {
             continue;
         }
-        obj = object_property_get_link(drc_container, prop->name, NULL);
-        if (spapr_drc_needed(obj)) {
+        drc = SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR(object_property_get_link(drc_container,
+                                                          prop->name, NULL));
+
+        if (spapr_drc_transient(drc)) {
             return true;
         }
     }
@@ -1830,7 +1834,7 @@
 
     spapr_irq_update_active_intc(spapr);
 
-    if (spapr_hotplugged_dev_before_cas()) {
+    if (spapr_transient_dev_before_cas()) {
         spapr->cas_reboot = true;
     }