1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index c3afe5b7f1..186545d2a4 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -1842,6 +1842,11 @@ static void pc_cpu_unplug_request_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
     X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(dev);
     PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(hotplug_dev);
 
+    if (!pcms->acpi_dev) {
+        error_setg(&local_err, "CPU hot unplug not supported without ACPI");
+        goto out;
+    }
+
     pc_find_cpu_slot(MACHINE(pcms), cpu->apic_id, &idx);
     assert(idx != -1);
     if (idx == 0) {