diff --git a/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak
index a2658cda66..e041a6387d 100644
--- a/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak
+++ b/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ CONFIG_I8259=y
 CONFIG_PFLASH_CFI01=y
 CONFIG_TPM_TIS=y
 CONFIG_TPM_PASSTHROUGH=y
+CONFIG_PCI_HOTPLUG=y
diff --git a/default-configs/ppc64-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/ppc64-softmmu.mak
index ee895e9205..26f74b0eaf 100644
--- a/default-configs/ppc64-softmmu.mak
+++ b/default-configs/ppc64-softmmu.mak
@@ -42,3 +42,5 @@ CONFIG_I8259=y
 CONFIG_XILINX=y
 CONFIG_PSERIES=$(CONFIG_FDT)
 CONFIG_E500=$(CONFIG_FDT)
+# For pSeries
+CONFIG_PCI_HOTPLUG=y
diff --git a/default-configs/x86_64-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/x86_64-softmmu.mak
index fe4b70ba8e..5ba1116719 100644
--- a/default-configs/x86_64-softmmu.mak
+++ b/default-configs/x86_64-softmmu.mak
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ CONFIG_I8259=y
 CONFIG_PFLASH_CFI01=y
 CONFIG_TPM_TIS=y
 CONFIG_TPM_PASSTHROUGH=y
+CONFIG_PCI_HOTPLUG=y
diff --git a/hw/i386/Makefile.objs b/hw/i386/Makefile.objs
index a78c0b2921..c813b1ef78 100644
--- a/hw/i386/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/i386/Makefile.objs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ obj-y += mc146818rtc.o
 obj-y += apic_common.o apic.o
 obj-y += sga.o ioapic_common.o ioapic.o piix_pci.o
 obj-y += vmport.o
-obj-y += pci/pci-hotplug.o wdt_ib700.o
+obj-y += wdt_ib700.o
 obj-y += debugcon.o debugexit.o
 obj-y += pc_sysfw.o
 obj-y += lpc_ich9.o q35.o
diff --git a/hw/pci/Makefile.objs b/hw/pci/Makefile.objs
index aac5f65e9d..a1511abf00 100644
--- a/hw/pci/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/pci/Makefile.objs
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_NO_PCI) += pci-stub.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_ALL) += pci-stub.o
 
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_PCI) += bridge/ host/
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_PCI_HOTPLUG) += pci-hotplug.o
diff --git a/hw/ppc/Makefile.objs b/hw/ppc/Makefile.objs
index 4de02098e2..ef1d9edc1a 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/ppc/Makefile.objs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 obj-y += mc146818rtc.o
 # IBM pSeries (sPAPR)
 obj-$(CONFIG_PSERIES) += spapr_vty.o spapr_llan.o spapr_vscsi.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_PSERIES) += spapr_pci.o pci/pci-hotplug.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PSERIES) += spapr_pci.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PSERIES) += spapr_nvram.o
 # PowerPC 4xx boards
 obj-y += ppc4xx_pci.o