diff --git a/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_main.c b/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_main.c
index a4afceda14..49bfbd6d41 100644
--- a/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_main.c
+++ b/hw/rdma/vmw/pvrdma_main.c
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ static void pvrdma_fini(PCIDevice *pdev)
 {
     PVRDMADev *dev = PVRDMA_DEV(pdev);
 
+    notifier_remove(&dev->shutdown_notifier);
+
     pvrdma_qp_ops_fini();
 
     rdma_backend_stop(&dev->backend_dev);