diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index 09a5570312..b8d64290bc 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -10085,6 +10085,28 @@ qemuDomainNeedsFDC(const virDomainDef *def)
 }
 
 
+bool
+qemuDomainSupportsPCI(virDomainDefPtr def,
+                      virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps)
+{
+    if ((def->os.arch != VIR_ARCH_ARMV6L) &&
+        (def->os.arch != VIR_ARCH_ARMV7L) &&
+        (def->os.arch != VIR_ARCH_AARCH64) &&
+        !ARCH_IS_RISCV(def->os.arch))
+        return true;
+
+    if (STREQ(def->os.machine, "versatilepb"))
+        return true;
+
+    if ((qemuDomainIsARMVirt(def) ||
+         qemuDomainIsRISCVVirt(def)) &&
+        virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_GPEX))
+        return true;
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+
 static bool
 qemuCheckMemoryDimmConflict(const virDomainDef *def,
                             const virDomainMemoryDef *mem)
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
index b934fe3088..7c6b50184c 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
@@ -847,6 +847,8 @@ bool qemuDomainHasPCIRoot(const virDomainDef *def);
 bool qemuDomainHasPCIeRoot(const virDomainDef *def);
 bool qemuDomainHasBuiltinIDE(const virDomainDef *def);
 bool qemuDomainNeedsFDC(const virDomainDef *def);
+bool qemuDomainSupportsPCI(virDomainDefPtr def,
+                           virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps);
 
 void qemuDomainUpdateCurrentMemorySize(virDomainObjPtr vm);
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
index c35ecd8585..32fdd59566 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
@@ -2356,28 +2356,6 @@ qemuDomainAssignDevicePCISlots(virDomainDefPtr def,
 }
 
 
-static bool
-qemuDomainSupportsPCI(virDomainDefPtr def,
-                      virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps)
-{
-    if ((def->os.arch != VIR_ARCH_ARMV6L) &&
-        (def->os.arch != VIR_ARCH_ARMV7L) &&
-        (def->os.arch != VIR_ARCH_AARCH64) &&
-        !ARCH_IS_RISCV(def->os.arch))
-        return true;
-
-    if (STREQ(def->os.machine, "versatilepb"))
-        return true;
-
-    if ((qemuDomainIsARMVirt(def) ||
-         qemuDomainIsRISCVVirt(def)) &&
-        virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_GPEX))
-        return true;
-
-    return false;
-}
-
-
 static void
 qemuDomainPCIControllerSetDefaultModelName(virDomainControllerDefPtr cont,
                                            virDomainDefPtr def,