diff --git a/hw/qdev.c b/hw/qdev.c
index ebddcaedbd..3ce69be47e 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/qdev.c
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ DeviceState *qdev_device_add(QemuOpts *opts)
         qdev_free(qdev);
         return NULL;
     }
+    qdev->opts = opts;
     return qdev;
 }
 
@@ -276,6 +277,8 @@ void qdev_free(DeviceState *dev)
             qemu_unregister_reset(dev->info->reset, dev);
         if (dev->info->exit)
             dev->info->exit(dev);
+        if (dev->opts)
+            qemu_opts_del(dev->opts);
     }
     QLIST_REMOVE(dev, sibling);
     qemu_free(dev);
diff --git a/hw/qdev.h b/hw/qdev.h
index ca7c21a3bd..7da78378bf 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.h
+++ b/hw/qdev.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ enum DevState {
 struct DeviceState {
     const char *id;
     enum DevState state;
+    QemuOpts *opts;
     int hotplugged;
     DeviceInfo *info;
     BusState *parent_bus;