diff --git a/hw/acpi/piix4.c b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
index 832f8fba82..894d357f8c 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/piix4.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
@@ -596,8 +596,10 @@ static void piix4_acpi_system_hot_add_init(MemoryRegion *parent,
                           "acpi-gpe0", GPE_LEN);
     memory_region_add_subregion(parent, GPE_BASE, &s->io_gpe);
 
-    acpi_pcihp_init(OBJECT(s), &s->acpi_pci_hotplug, bus, parent,
-                    s->use_acpi_hotplug_bridge);
+    if (s->use_acpi_hotplug_bridge || s->use_acpi_root_pci_hotplug) {
+        acpi_pcihp_init(OBJECT(s), &s->acpi_pci_hotplug, bus, parent,
+                        s->use_acpi_hotplug_bridge);
+    }
 
     s->cpu_hotplug_legacy = true;
     object_property_add_bool(OBJECT(s), "cpu-hotplug-legacy",
diff --git a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
index 2b17843837..8d14e4667a 100644
--- a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
+++ b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ typedef struct AcpiPmInfo {
     bool s4_disabled;
     bool pcihp_bridge_en;
     bool smi_on_cpuhp;
+    bool pcihp_root_en;
     uint8_t s4_val;
     AcpiFadtData fadt;
     uint16_t cpu_hp_io_base;
@@ -251,6 +252,9 @@ static void acpi_get_pm_info(MachineState *machine, AcpiPmInfo *pm)
     pm->pcihp_bridge_en =
         object_property_get_bool(obj, "acpi-pci-hotplug-with-bridge-support",
                                  NULL);
+    pm->pcihp_root_en =
+        object_property_get_bool(obj, "acpi-root-pci-hotplug",
+                                 NULL);
 }
 
 static void acpi_get_misc_info(AcpiMiscInfo *info)
@@ -456,10 +460,12 @@ static void build_append_pci_bus_devices(Aml *parent_scope, PCIBus *bus,
     }
 
     /* Append PCNT method to notify about events on local and child buses.
-     * Add unconditionally for root since DSDT expects it.
+     * Add this method for root bus only when hotplug is enabled since DSDT
+     * expects it.
      */
-    method = aml_method("PCNT", 0, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
-
+    if (bsel || pcihp_bridge_en) {
+        method = aml_method("PCNT", 0, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
+    }
     /* If bus supports hotplug select it and notify about local events */
     if (bsel) {
         uint64_t bsel_val = qnum_get_uint(qobject_to(QNum, bsel));
@@ -485,7 +491,10 @@ static void build_append_pci_bus_devices(Aml *parent_scope, PCIBus *bus,
             aml_append(method, aml_name("^S%.02X.PCNT", devfn));
         }
     }
-    aml_append(parent_scope, method);
+
+    if (bsel || pcihp_bridge_en) {
+        aml_append(parent_scope, method);
+    }
     qobject_unref(bsel);
 }
 
@@ -1510,7 +1519,9 @@ build_dsdt(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker,
         build_hpet_aml(dsdt);
         build_piix4_isa_bridge(dsdt);
         build_isa_devices_aml(dsdt);
-        build_piix4_pci_hotplug(dsdt);
+        if (pm->pcihp_bridge_en || pm->pcihp_root_en) {
+            build_piix4_pci_hotplug(dsdt);
+        }
         build_piix4_pci0_int(dsdt);
     } else {
         sb_scope = aml_scope("_SB");
@@ -1579,7 +1590,7 @@ build_dsdt(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker,
     {
         aml_append(scope, aml_name_decl("_HID", aml_string("ACPI0006")));
 
-        if (misc->is_piix4) {
+        if (misc->is_piix4 && (pm->pcihp_bridge_en || pm->pcihp_root_en)) {
             method = aml_method("_E01", 0, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
             aml_append(method,
                 aml_acquire(aml_name("\\_SB.PCI0.BLCK"), 0xFFFF));
@@ -1731,7 +1742,7 @@ build_dsdt(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker,
     crs_range_set_free(&crs_range_set);
 
     /* reserve PCIHP resources */
-    if (pm->pcihp_io_len) {
+    if (pm->pcihp_io_len && (pm->pcihp_bridge_en || pm->pcihp_root_en)) {
         dev = aml_device("PHPR");
         aml_append(dev, aml_name_decl("_HID", aml_string("PNP0A06")));
         aml_append(dev,