diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 96f7876..97fbe25 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -846,20 +846,18 @@ static void do_quit(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
 
 static int eject_device(Monitor *mon, BlockDriverState *bs, int force)
 {
-    if (bdrv_is_inserted(bs)) {
-        if (!force) {
-            if (!bdrv_is_removable(bs)) {
-                qemu_error_new(QERR_DEVICE_NOT_REMOVABLE,
-                               bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
-                return -1;
-            }
-            if (bdrv_is_locked(bs)) {
-                qemu_error_new(QERR_DEVICE_LOCKED, bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
-                return -1;
-            }
+    if (!force) {
+        if (!bdrv_is_removable(bs)) {
+            qemu_error_new(QERR_DEVICE_NOT_REMOVABLE,
+                           bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
+            return -1;
+        }
+        if (bdrv_is_locked(bs)) {
+            qemu_error_new(QERR_DEVICE_LOCKED, bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
+            return -1;
         }
-        bdrv_close(bs);
     }
+    bdrv_close(bs);
     return 0;
 }