diff --git a/hw/acpi/pcihp.c b/hw/acpi/pcihp.c
index d957d1e30d..2b0f3e1bfb 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/pcihp.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/pcihp.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 
 #define ACPI_PCIHP_ADDR 0xae00
 #define ACPI_PCIHP_SIZE 0x0014
-#define ACPI_PCIHP_LEGACY_SIZE 0x000f
 #define PCI_UP_BASE 0x0000
 #define PCI_DOWN_BASE 0x0004
 #define PCI_EJ_BASE 0x0008
@@ -302,16 +301,6 @@ void acpi_pcihp_init(Object *owner, AcpiPciHpState *s, PCIBus *root_bus,
     s->root= root_bus;
     s->legacy_piix = !bridges_enabled;
 
-    if (s->legacy_piix) {
-        unsigned *bus_bsel = g_malloc(sizeof *bus_bsel);
-
-        s->io_len = ACPI_PCIHP_LEGACY_SIZE;
-
-        *bus_bsel = ACPI_PCIHP_BSEL_DEFAULT;
-        object_property_add_uint32_ptr(OBJECT(root_bus), ACPI_PCIHP_PROP_BSEL,
-                                       bus_bsel, NULL);
-    }
-
     memory_region_init_io(&s->io, owner, &acpi_pcihp_io_ops, s,
                           "acpi-pci-hotplug", s->io_len);
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_io, s->io_base, &s->io);
diff --git a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
index 1c928abb28..f44767b9be 100644
--- a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
+++ b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ static void *acpi_set_bsel(PCIBus *bus, void *opaque)
 
         *bus_bsel = (*bsel_alloc)++;
         object_property_add_uint32_ptr(OBJECT(bus), ACPI_PCIHP_PROP_BSEL,
-                                       bus_bsel, NULL);
+                                       bus_bsel, &error_abort);
     }
 
     return bsel_alloc;
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ static void *acpi_set_bsel(PCIBus *bus, void *opaque)
 static void acpi_set_pci_info(void)
 {
     PCIBus *bus = find_i440fx(); /* TODO: Q35 support */
-    unsigned bsel_alloc = 0;
+    unsigned bsel_alloc = ACPI_PCIHP_BSEL_DEFAULT;
 
     if (bus) {
         /* Scan all PCI buses. Set property to enable acpi based hotplug. */