diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 5847175fd9..278f9de1e7 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -3843,8 +3843,7 @@ static void spapr_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     mc->default_boot_order = "";
     mc->default_ram_size = 512 * M_BYTE;
     mc->kvm_type = spapr_kvm_type;
-    /*TODO: allow only sysbus devices that really work with this machine */
-    machine_class_allow_dynamic_sysbus_dev(mc, TYPE_SYS_BUS_DEVICE);
+    machine_class_allow_dynamic_sysbus_dev(mc, TYPE_SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE);
     mc->pci_allow_0_address = true;
     mc->get_hotplug_handler = spapr_get_hotplug_handler;
     hc->pre_plug = spapr_machine_device_pre_plug;