diff --git a/hw/vfio/container.c b/hw/vfio/container.c
index a761f09..d30c1a1 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/container.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/container.c
@@ -826,18 +826,14 @@
         }
     }
 
+    vfio_device_prepare(vbasedev, &group->container->bcontainer, info);
+
     vbasedev->fd = fd;
     vbasedev->group = group;
     QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&group->device_list, vbasedev, next);
 
-    vbasedev->num_irqs = info->num_irqs;
-    vbasedev->num_regions = info->num_regions;
-    vbasedev->flags = info->flags;
-
     trace_vfio_device_get(name, info->flags, info->num_regions, info->num_irqs);
 
-    vbasedev->reset_works = !!(info->flags & VFIO_DEVICE_FLAGS_RESET);
-
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -890,7 +886,6 @@
     int groupid = vfio_device_get_groupid(vbasedev, errp);
     VFIODevice *vbasedev_iter;
     VFIOGroup *group;
-    VFIOContainerBase *bcontainer;
 
     if (groupid < 0) {
         return false;
@@ -919,11 +914,6 @@
         goto device_put_exit;
     }
 
-    bcontainer = &group->container->bcontainer;
-    vbasedev->bcontainer = bcontainer;
-    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&bcontainer->device_list, vbasedev, container_next);
-    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&vfio_device_list, vbasedev, global_next);
-
     return true;
 
 device_put_exit:
diff --git a/hw/vfio/device.c b/hw/vfio/device.c
index d625a7c..f3b9902 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/device.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/device.c
@@ -398,3 +398,17 @@
     }
     VFIO_IOMMU_GET_CLASS(vbasedev->bcontainer)->detach_device(vbasedev);
 }
+
+void vfio_device_prepare(VFIODevice *vbasedev, VFIOContainerBase *bcontainer,
+                         struct vfio_device_info *info)
+{
+    vbasedev->num_irqs = info->num_irqs;
+    vbasedev->num_regions = info->num_regions;
+    vbasedev->flags = info->flags;
+    vbasedev->reset_works = !!(info->flags & VFIO_DEVICE_FLAGS_RESET);
+
+    vbasedev->bcontainer = bcontainer;
+    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&bcontainer->device_list, vbasedev, container_next);
+
+    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&vfio_device_list, vbasedev, global_next);
+}
diff --git a/hw/vfio/iommufd.c b/hw/vfio/iommufd.c
index 232c06d..83033c3 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/iommufd.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/iommufd.c
@@ -588,14 +588,7 @@
         iommufd_cdev_ram_block_discard_disable(false);
     }
 
-    vbasedev->group = 0;
-    vbasedev->num_irqs = dev_info.num_irqs;
-    vbasedev->num_regions = dev_info.num_regions;
-    vbasedev->flags = dev_info.flags;
-    vbasedev->reset_works = !!(dev_info.flags & VFIO_DEVICE_FLAGS_RESET);
-    vbasedev->bcontainer = bcontainer;
-    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&bcontainer->device_list, vbasedev, container_next);
-    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&vfio_device_list, vbasedev, global_next);
+    vfio_device_prepare(vbasedev, bcontainer, &dev_info);
 
     trace_iommufd_cdev_device_info(vbasedev->name, devfd, vbasedev->num_irqs,
                                    vbasedev->num_regions, vbasedev->flags);
diff --git a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-device.h b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-device.h
index 81c95bb..081929c 100644
--- a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-device.h
+++ b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-device.h
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@
 extern VFIODeviceList vfio_device_list;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
+void vfio_device_prepare(VFIODevice *vbasedev, VFIOContainerBase *bcontainer,
+                         struct vfio_device_info *info);
+
 int vfio_device_get_region_info(VFIODevice *vbasedev, int index,
                                 struct vfio_region_info **info);
 int vfio_device_get_region_info_type(VFIODevice *vbasedev, uint32_t type,