diff --git a/hw/mem/memory-device.c b/hw/mem/memory-device.c
index 1ab28e42cf..ec20c8a2bc 100644
--- a/hw/mem/memory-device.c
+++ b/hw/mem/memory-device.c
@@ -94,9 +94,10 @@ static void memory_device_check_addable(MachineState *ms, uint64_t size,
 
 }
 
-uint64_t memory_device_get_free_addr(MachineState *ms, const uint64_t *hint,
-                                     uint64_t align, uint64_t size,
-                                     Error **errp)
+static uint64_t memory_device_get_free_addr(MachineState *ms,
+                                            const uint64_t *hint,
+                                            uint64_t align, uint64_t size,
+                                            Error **errp)
 {
     uint64_t address_space_start, address_space_end;
     GSList *list = NULL, *item;
@@ -249,6 +250,31 @@ uint64_t get_plugged_memory_size(void)
     return size;
 }
 
+void memory_device_pre_plug(MemoryDeviceState *md, MachineState *ms,
+                            const uint64_t *legacy_align, Error **errp)
+{
+    const MemoryDeviceClass *mdc = MEMORY_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(md);
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    uint64_t addr, align;
+    MemoryRegion *mr;
+
+    mr = mdc->get_memory_region(md, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        goto out;
+    }
+
+    align = legacy_align ? *legacy_align : memory_region_get_alignment(mr);
+    addr = mdc->get_addr(md);
+    addr = memory_device_get_free_addr(ms, !addr ? NULL : &addr, align,
+                                       memory_region_size(mr), &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        goto out;
+    }
+    mdc->set_addr(md, addr, &local_err);
+out:
+    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+}
+
 void memory_device_plug_region(MachineState *ms, MemoryRegion *mr,
                                uint64_t addr)
 {
diff --git a/hw/mem/pc-dimm.c b/hw/mem/pc-dimm.c
index 3474b810ef..39dbb69f61 100644
--- a/hw/mem/pc-dimm.c
+++ b/hw/mem/pc-dimm.c
@@ -32,10 +32,8 @@ static int pc_dimm_get_free_slot(const int *hint, int max_slots, Error **errp);
 void pc_dimm_pre_plug(DeviceState *dev, MachineState *machine,
                       const uint64_t *legacy_align, Error **errp)
 {
-    MemoryDeviceClass *mdc = MEMORY_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
-    MemoryRegion *mr;
-    uint64_t addr, align;
+    uint64_t addr;
     int slot;
 
     slot = object_property_get_int(OBJECT(dev), PC_DIMM_SLOT_PROP,
@@ -48,22 +46,15 @@ void pc_dimm_pre_plug(DeviceState *dev, MachineState *machine,
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(dev), slot, PC_DIMM_SLOT_PROP, &error_abort);
     trace_mhp_pc_dimm_assigned_slot(slot);
 
-    mr = mdc->get_memory_region(MEMORY_DEVICE(dev), &local_err);
+    memory_device_pre_plug(MEMORY_DEVICE(dev), machine, legacy_align,
+                           &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         goto out;
     }
 
-    align = legacy_align ? *legacy_align : memory_region_get_alignment(mr);
     addr = object_property_get_uint(OBJECT(dev), PC_DIMM_ADDR_PROP,
                                     &error_abort);
-    addr = memory_device_get_free_addr(machine, !addr ? NULL : &addr, align,
-                                       memory_region_size(mr), &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto out;
-    }
     trace_mhp_pc_dimm_assigned_address(addr);
-    object_property_set_uint(OBJECT(dev), addr, PC_DIMM_ADDR_PROP,
-                             &error_abort);
 out:
     error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
diff --git a/include/hw/mem/memory-device.h b/include/hw/mem/memory-device.h
index b2fd26c262..2bb8c604b4 100644
--- a/include/hw/mem/memory-device.h
+++ b/include/hw/mem/memory-device.h
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ typedef struct MemoryDeviceClass {
 
 MemoryDeviceInfoList *qmp_memory_device_list(void);
 uint64_t get_plugged_memory_size(void);
-uint64_t memory_device_get_free_addr(MachineState *ms, const uint64_t *hint,
-                                     uint64_t align, uint64_t size,
-                                     Error **errp);
+void memory_device_pre_plug(MemoryDeviceState *md, MachineState *ms,
+                            const uint64_t *legacy_align, Error **errp);
 void memory_device_plug_region(MachineState *ms, MemoryRegion *mr,
                                uint64_t addr);
 void memory_device_unplug_region(MachineState *ms, MemoryRegion *mr);
