diff --git a/src/core/devices/ovs/nm-ovs-factory.c b/src/core/devices/ovs/nm-ovs-factory.c
index 5aaa5c0179..ff2c785859 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/ovs/nm-ovs-factory.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/ovs/nm-ovs-factory.c
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ ovsdb_device_removed(NMOvsdb         *ovsdb,
     device_state = nm_device_get_state(device);
 
     if (device_type == NM_DEVICE_TYPE_OVS_INTERFACE && nm_device_get_act_request(device)
-        && device_state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING) {
+        && (device_state > NM_DEVICE_STATE_DISCONNECTED
+            && device_state < NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING)) {
         nm_device_state_changed(device,
                                 NM_DEVICE_STATE_DEACTIVATING,
                                 NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_REMOVED);