diff --git a/src/devices/ovs/nm-ovs-factory.c b/src/devices/ovs/nm-ovs-factory.c
index 0c85123f8..766c650bf 100644
--- a/src/devices/ovs/nm-ovs-factory.c
+++ b/src/devices/ovs/nm-ovs-factory.c
@@ -120,13 +120,20 @@ ovsdb_device_removed (NMOvsdb *ovsdb, const char *name, NMDeviceType device_type
                       NMDeviceFactory *self)
 {
 	NMDevice *device;
+	NMDeviceState device_state;
 
 	device = nm_manager_get_device (nm_manager_get (), name, device_type);
 	if (!device)
 		return;
 
+	device_state = nm_device_get_state (device);
 	if (   device_type == NM_DEVICE_TYPE_OVS_INTERFACE
-	    || nm_device_get_state (device) == NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED) {
+	    && 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);
+	} else if (device_state == NM_DEVICE_STATE_UNMANAGED) {
 		nm_device_unrealize (device, TRUE, NULL);
 	}
 }