diff --git a/hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c b/hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c
index fb53b24083eb5053c0cfbc2a2295ccf1a78ec70c..6b4b9899a46a1ab6ef712a30e0f5ff7cf2f58f65 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c
@@ -1241,6 +1241,8 @@ static Property pvscsi_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("use_msg", PVSCSIState, use_msg, 1),
     DEFINE_PROP_BIT("x-old-pci-configuration", PVSCSIState, compat_flags,
                     PVSCSI_COMPAT_OLD_PCI_CONFIGURATION_BIT, false),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BIT("x-disable-pcie", PVSCSIState, compat_flags,
+                    PVSCSI_COMPAT_DISABLE_PCIE_BIT, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
diff --git a/include/hw/compat.h b/include/hw/compat.h
index 66e4affa982625bbe334628742b89eb8b47e4897..bcb36ef836eba783e37a714dc15003946906bff1 100644
--- a/include/hw/compat.h
+++ b/include/hw/compat.h
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
             .driver   = "pvscsi",\
             .property = "x-old-pci-configuration",\
             .value    = "on",\
+        },{\
+            .driver   = "pvscsi",\
+            .property = "x-disable-pcie",\
+            .value    = "on",\
         },{\
             .driver   = "e1000",\
             .property = "extra_mac_registers",\