diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index fcda177090..76b3c15d59 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ static void *spapr_build_fdt(sPAPRMachineState *spapr)
 
     QLIST_FOREACH(phb, &spapr->phbs, list) {
         ret = spapr_populate_pci_dt(phb, PHANDLE_INTC, fdt,
-                                    spapr->irq->nr_msis);
+                                    spapr->irq->nr_msis, NULL);
         if (ret < 0) {
             error_report("couldn't setup PCI devices in fdt");
             exit(1);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
index ede928b0bf..a0e1769439 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
@@ -2153,7 +2153,7 @@ static void spapr_phb_pci_enumerate(sPAPRPHBState *phb)
 }
 
 int spapr_populate_pci_dt(sPAPRPHBState *phb, uint32_t intc_phandle, void *fdt,
-                          uint32_t nr_msis)
+                          uint32_t nr_msis, int *node_offset)
 {
     int bus_off, i, j, ret;
     gchar *nodename;
@@ -2208,6 +2208,9 @@ int spapr_populate_pci_dt(sPAPRPHBState *phb, uint32_t intc_phandle, void *fdt,
     nodename = g_strdup_printf("pci@%" PRIx64, phb->buid);
     _FDT(bus_off = fdt_add_subnode(fdt, 0, nodename));
     g_free(nodename);
+    if (node_offset) {
+        *node_offset = bus_off;
+    }
 
     /* Write PHB properties */
     _FDT(fdt_setprop_string(fdt, bus_off, "device_type", "pci"));
diff --git a/include/hw/pci-host/spapr.h b/include/hw/pci-host/spapr.h
index 4b0443f4cf..ab0e3a0a6f 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci-host/spapr.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci-host/spapr.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static inline qemu_irq spapr_phb_lsi_qirq(struct sPAPRPHBState *phb, int pin)
 }
 
 int spapr_populate_pci_dt(sPAPRPHBState *phb, uint32_t intc_phandle, void *fdt,
-                          uint32_t nr_msis);
+                          uint32_t nr_msis, int *node_offset);
 
 void spapr_pci_rtas_init(void);