diff --git a/hw/ppce500_pci.c b/hw/ppce500_pci.c
index 54c72b4fd2..e5343411be 100644
--- a/hw/ppce500_pci.c
+++ b/hw/ppce500_pci.c
@@ -330,9 +330,15 @@ static int e500_pcihost_bridge_initfn(PCIDevice *d)
     PPCE500CCSRState *ccsr = CCSR(container_get(qdev_get_machine(),
                                   "/e500-ccsr"));
 
+    pci_config_set_class(d->config, PCI_CLASS_BRIDGE_PCI);
+    d->config[PCI_HEADER_TYPE] =
+        (d->config[PCI_HEADER_TYPE] & PCI_HEADER_TYPE_MULTI_FUNCTION) |
+        PCI_HEADER_TYPE_BRIDGE;
+
     memory_region_init_alias(&b->bar0, "e500-pci-bar0", &ccsr->ccsr_space,
                              0, int128_get64(ccsr->ccsr_space.size));
     pci_register_bar(d, 0, PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_SPACE_MEMORY, &b->bar0);
+
     return 0;
 }