diff --git a/hw/vfio/common.c b/hw/vfio/common.c
index eefd735bc6..4434e0a0a2 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/common.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/common.c
@@ -1569,6 +1569,25 @@ retry:
     return info;
 }
 
+void vfio_prepare_device(VFIODevice *vbasedev, VFIOContainerBase *bcontainer,
+                         VFIOGroup *group, struct vfio_device_info *info)
+{
+    vbasedev->group = group;
+
+    vbasedev->num_irqs = info->num_irqs;
+    vbasedev->num_regions = info->num_regions;
+    vbasedev->flags = info->flags;
+    vbasedev->reset_works = !!(info->flags & VFIO_DEVICE_FLAGS_RESET);
+
+    vbasedev->bcontainer = bcontainer;
+    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&bcontainer->device_list, vbasedev, container_next);
+    if (group) {
+        QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&group->device_list, vbasedev, next);
+    }
+
+    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&vfio_device_list, vbasedev, global_next);
+}
+
 bool vfio_attach_device_by_iommu_type(const char *iommu_type, char *name,
                                       VFIODevice *vbasedev, AddressSpace *as,
                                       Error **errp)
diff --git a/hw/vfio/container.c b/hw/vfio/container.c
index 82987063e5..37a3befbc5 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/container.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/container.c
@@ -876,17 +876,11 @@ static bool vfio_get_device(VFIOGroup *group, const char *name,
     }
 
     vbasedev->fd = fd;
-    vbasedev->group = group;
-    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&group->device_list, vbasedev, next);
 
-    vbasedev->num_irqs = info->num_irqs;
-    vbasedev->num_regions = info->num_regions;
-    vbasedev->flags = info->flags;
+    vfio_prepare_device(vbasedev, &group->container->bcontainer, group, info);
 
     trace_vfio_get_device(name, info->flags, info->num_regions, info->num_irqs);
 
-    vbasedev->reset_works = !!(info->flags & VFIO_DEVICE_FLAGS_RESET);
-
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -939,7 +933,6 @@ static bool vfio_legacy_attach_device(const char *name, VFIODevice *vbasedev,
     int groupid = vfio_device_groupid(vbasedev, errp);
     VFIODevice *vbasedev_iter;
     VFIOGroup *group;
-    VFIOContainerBase *bcontainer;
 
     if (groupid < 0) {
         return false;
@@ -968,11 +961,6 @@ static bool vfio_legacy_attach_device(const char *name, VFIODevice *vbasedev,
         return false;
     }
 
-    bcontainer = &group->container->bcontainer;
-    vbasedev->bcontainer = bcontainer;
-    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&bcontainer->device_list, vbasedev, container_next);
-    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&vfio_device_list, vbasedev, global_next);
-
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/vfio/iommufd.c b/hw/vfio/iommufd.c
index e295f251c0..85c70eae37 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/iommufd.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/iommufd.c
@@ -604,14 +604,7 @@ found_container:
         iommufd_cdev_ram_block_discard_disable(false);
     }
 
-    vbasedev->group = 0;
-    vbasedev->num_irqs = dev_info.num_irqs;
-    vbasedev->num_regions = dev_info.num_regions;
-    vbasedev->flags = dev_info.flags;
-    vbasedev->reset_works = !!(dev_info.flags & VFIO_DEVICE_FLAGS_RESET);
-    vbasedev->bcontainer = bcontainer;
-    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&bcontainer->device_list, vbasedev, container_next);
-    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&vfio_device_list, vbasedev, global_next);
+    vfio_prepare_device(vbasedev, bcontainer, NULL, &dev_info);
 
     trace_iommufd_cdev_device_info(vbasedev->name, devfd, vbasedev->num_irqs,
                                    vbasedev->num_regions, vbasedev->flags);
diff --git a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
index c40f8de6bc..ae3ecbd9f6 100644
--- a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
+++ b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-common.h
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ void vfio_reset_handler(void *opaque);
 struct vfio_device_info *vfio_get_device_info(int fd);
 bool vfio_device_is_mdev(VFIODevice *vbasedev);
 bool vfio_device_hiod_realize(VFIODevice *vbasedev, Error **errp);
+void vfio_prepare_device(VFIODevice *vbasedev, VFIOContainerBase *bcontainer,
+                         VFIOGroup *group, struct vfio_device_info *info);
 bool vfio_attach_device(char *name, VFIODevice *vbasedev,
                         AddressSpace *as, Error **errp);
 bool vfio_attach_device_by_iommu_type(const char *iommu_type, char *name,
