diff --git a/include/hw/boards.h b/include/hw/boards.h
index 18815d9be2..426ce5f625 100644
--- a/include/hw/boards.h
+++ b/include/hw/boards.h
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ struct MachineClass {
     const char **valid_cpu_types;
     strList *allowed_dynamic_sysbus_devices;
     bool auto_enable_numa_with_memhp;
+    bool auto_enable_numa_with_memdev;
     void (*numa_auto_assign_ram)(MachineClass *mc, NodeInfo *nodes,
                                  int nb_nodes, ram_addr_t size);
     bool ignore_boot_device_suffixes;
diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index cd0834ce7f..f97be80a86 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -2373,6 +2373,7 @@ static void virt_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     hc->unplug = virt_machine_device_unplug_cb;
     mc->nvdimm_supported = true;
     mc->auto_enable_numa_with_memhp = true;
+    mc->auto_enable_numa_with_memdev = true;
     mc->default_ram_id = "mach-virt.ram";
 
     object_class_property_add(oc, "acpi", "OnOffAuto",
@@ -2485,6 +2486,7 @@ static void virt_machine_5_0_options(MachineClass *mc)
     virt_machine_5_1_options(mc);
     compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, hw_compat_5_0, hw_compat_5_0_len);
     mc->numa_mem_supported = true;
+    mc->auto_enable_numa_with_memdev = false;
 }
 DEFINE_VIRT_MACHINE(5, 0)
 
diff --git a/hw/core/numa.c b/hw/core/numa.c
index e9aec69afd..6a20ce7cf1 100644
--- a/hw/core/numa.c
+++ b/hw/core/numa.c
@@ -688,8 +688,9 @@ void numa_complete_configuration(MachineState *ms)
     NodeInfo *numa_info = ms->numa_state->nodes;
 
     /*
-     * If memory hotplug is enabled (slots > 0) but without '-numa'
-     * options explicitly on CLI, guestes will break.
+     * If memory hotplug is enabled (slot > 0) or memory devices are enabled
+     * (ms->maxram_size > ram_size) but without '-numa' options explicitly on
+     * CLI, guests will break.
      *
      *   Windows: won't enable memory hotplug without SRAT table at all
      *
@@ -704,9 +705,9 @@ void numa_complete_configuration(MachineState *ms)
      * assume there is just one node with whole RAM.
      */
     if (ms->numa_state->num_nodes == 0 &&
-        ((ms->ram_slots > 0 &&
-        mc->auto_enable_numa_with_memhp) ||
-        mc->auto_enable_numa)) {
+        ((ms->ram_slots && mc->auto_enable_numa_with_memhp) ||
+         (ms->maxram_size > ms->ram_size && mc->auto_enable_numa_with_memdev) ||
+         mc->auto_enable_numa)) {
             NumaNodeOptions node = { };
             parse_numa_node(ms, &node, &error_abort);
             numa_info[0].node_mem = ram_size;
diff --git a/hw/i386/microvm.c b/hw/i386/microvm.c
index 5e931975a0..81d0888930 100644
--- a/hw/i386/microvm.c
+++ b/hw/i386/microvm.c
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ static void microvm_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     mc->max_cpus = 288;
     mc->has_hotpluggable_cpus = false;
     mc->auto_enable_numa_with_memhp = false;
+    mc->auto_enable_numa_with_memdev = false;
     mc->default_cpu_type = TARGET_DEFAULT_CPU_TYPE;
     mc->nvdimm_supported = false;
     mc->default_ram_id = "microvm.ram";
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 576f2502f9..61acc9e530 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -1975,6 +1975,7 @@ static void pc_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     mc->get_default_cpu_node_id = x86_get_default_cpu_node_id;
     mc->possible_cpu_arch_ids = x86_possible_cpu_arch_ids;
     mc->auto_enable_numa_with_memhp = true;
+    mc->auto_enable_numa_with_memdev = true;
     mc->has_hotpluggable_cpus = true;
     mc->default_boot_order = "cad";
     mc->hot_add_cpu = pc_hot_add_cpu;
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index 1d832b2878..fae487f57d 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ static void pc_i440fx_5_0_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
     m->numa_mem_supported = true;
     compat_props_add(m->compat_props, hw_compat_5_0, hw_compat_5_0_len);
     compat_props_add(m->compat_props, pc_compat_5_0, pc_compat_5_0_len);
+    m->auto_enable_numa_with_memdev = false;
 }
 
 DEFINE_I440FX_MACHINE(v5_0, "pc-i440fx-5.0", NULL,
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index 047ea8db28..acd6d405f0 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ static void pc_q35_5_0_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
     m->numa_mem_supported = true;
     compat_props_add(m->compat_props, hw_compat_5_0, hw_compat_5_0_len);
     compat_props_add(m->compat_props, pc_compat_5_0, pc_compat_5_0_len);
+    m->auto_enable_numa_with_memhp = false;
 }
 
 DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v5_0, "pc-q35-5.0", NULL,
