diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index 413b413..35fd00d 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@
     } while (class != object_class_by_name(TYPE_DEVICE));
 }
 
-int qdev_build_hotpluggable_device_list(Object *obj, void *opaque)
+static int qdev_add_hotpluggable_device(Object *obj, void *opaque)
 {
     GSList **list = opaque;
     DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
@@ -944,10 +944,18 @@
         *list = g_slist_append(*list, dev);
     }
 
-    object_child_foreach(obj, qdev_build_hotpluggable_device_list, opaque);
     return 0;
 }
 
+GSList *qdev_build_hotpluggable_device_list(Object *peripheral)
+{
+    GSList *list = NULL;
+
+    object_child_foreach(peripheral, qdev_add_hotpluggable_device, &list);
+
+    return list;
+}
+
 static bool device_get_realized(Object *obj, Error **errp)
 {
     DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-core.h b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
index d3a2940..589bbe7 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-core.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
 
 char *qdev_get_dev_path(DeviceState *dev);
 
-int qdev_build_hotpluggable_device_list(Object *obj, void *opaque);
+GSList *qdev_build_hotpluggable_device_list(Object *peripheral);
 
 void qbus_set_hotplug_handler(BusState *bus, DeviceState *handler,
                               Error **errp);
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index fa00594..f1031a1 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -4321,17 +4321,14 @@
 static void peripheral_device_del_completion(ReadLineState *rs,
                                              const char *str, size_t len)
 {
-    Object *peripheral;
-    GSList *list = NULL, *item;
+    Object *peripheral = container_get(qdev_get_machine(), "/peripheral");
+    GSList *list, *item;
 
-    peripheral = object_resolve_path("/machine/peripheral/", NULL);
-    if (peripheral == NULL) {
+    list = qdev_build_hotpluggable_device_list(peripheral);
+    if (!list) {
         return;
     }
 
-    object_child_foreach(peripheral, qdev_build_hotpluggable_device_list,
-                         &list);
-
     for (item = list; item; item = g_slist_next(item)) {
         DeviceState *dev = item->data;