diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index 2c7101d91d..44bf790b01 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -1206,7 +1206,6 @@ static void device_finalize(Object *obj)
     NamedGPIOList *ngl, *next;
 
     DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
-    qemu_opts_del(dev->opts);
 
     QLIST_FOREACH_SAFE(ngl, &dev->gpios, node, next) {
         QLIST_REMOVE(ngl, node);
@@ -1254,6 +1253,9 @@ static void device_unparent(Object *obj)
         qapi_event_send_device_deleted(!!dev->id, dev->id, path, &error_abort);
         g_free(path);
     }
+
+    qemu_opts_del(dev->opts);
+    dev->opts = NULL;
 }
 
 static void device_class_init(ObjectClass *class, void *data)