diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 0ecc193468..f9ea9d1097 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -3054,6 +3054,7 @@ static char *spapr_get_fw_dev_path(FWPathProvider *p, BusState *bus,
     SCSIDevice *d = CAST(SCSIDevice,  dev, TYPE_SCSI_DEVICE);
     SpaprPhbState *phb = CAST(SpaprPhbState, dev, TYPE_SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE);
     VHostSCSICommon *vsc = CAST(VHostSCSICommon, dev, TYPE_VHOST_SCSI_COMMON);
+    PCIDevice *pcidev = CAST(PCIDevice, dev, TYPE_PCI_DEVICE);
 
     if (d) {
         void *spapr = CAST(void, bus->parent, "spapr-vscsi");
@@ -3127,6 +3128,10 @@ static char *spapr_get_fw_dev_path(FWPathProvider *p, BusState *bus,
         return g_strdup_printf("pci@%x", PCI_SLOT(pcidev->devfn));
     }
 
+    if (pcidev) {
+        return spapr_pci_fw_dev_name(pcidev);
+    }
+
     return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
index 24b4972300..f1c7479816 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
@@ -1344,15 +1344,29 @@ static int spapr_dt_pci_bus(SpaprPhbState *sphb, PCIBus *bus,
     return offset;
 }
 
+char *spapr_pci_fw_dev_name(PCIDevice *dev)
+{
+    const gchar *basename;
+    int slot = PCI_SLOT(dev->devfn);
+    int func = PCI_FUNC(dev->devfn);
+    uint32_t ccode = pci_default_read_config(dev, PCI_CLASS_PROG, 3);
+
+    basename = dt_name_from_class((ccode >> 16) & 0xff, (ccode >> 8) & 0xff,
+                                  ccode & 0xff);
+
+    if (func != 0) {
+        return g_strdup_printf("%s@%x,%x", basename, slot, func);
+    } else {
+        return g_strdup_printf("%s@%x", basename, slot);
+    }
+}
+
 /* create OF node for pci device and required OF DT properties */
 static int spapr_dt_pci_device(SpaprPhbState *sphb, PCIDevice *dev,
                                void *fdt, int parent_offset)
 {
     int offset;
-    const gchar *basename;
-    gchar *nodename;
-    int slot = PCI_SLOT(dev->devfn);
-    int func = PCI_FUNC(dev->devfn);
+    g_autofree gchar *nodename = spapr_pci_fw_dev_name(dev);
     PCIDeviceClass *pc = PCI_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
     ResourceProps rp;
     SpaprDrc *drc = drc_from_dev(sphb, dev);
@@ -1369,19 +1383,8 @@ static int spapr_dt_pci_device(SpaprPhbState *sphb, PCIDevice *dev,
     uint32_t pci_status = pci_default_read_config(dev, PCI_STATUS, 2);
     gchar *loc_code;
 
-    basename = dt_name_from_class((ccode >> 16) & 0xff, (ccode >> 8) & 0xff,
-                                  ccode & 0xff);
-
-    if (func != 0) {
-        nodename = g_strdup_printf("%s@%x,%x", basename, slot, func);
-    } else {
-        nodename = g_strdup_printf("%s@%x", basename, slot);
-    }
-
     _FDT(offset = fdt_add_subnode(fdt, parent_offset, nodename));
 
-    g_free(nodename);
-
     /* in accordance with PAPR+ v2.7 13.6.3, Table 181 */
     _FDT(fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, offset, "vendor-id", vendor_id));
     _FDT(fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, offset, "device-id", device_id));
diff --git a/include/hw/pci-host/spapr.h b/include/hw/pci-host/spapr.h
index bd014823a9..5b03a7b0eb 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci-host/spapr.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci-host/spapr.h
@@ -210,4 +210,6 @@ static inline unsigned spapr_phb_windows_supported(SpaprPhbState *sphb)
     return sphb->ddw_enabled ? SPAPR_PCI_DMA_MAX_WINDOWS : 1;
 }
 
+char *spapr_pci_fw_dev_name(PCIDevice *dev);
+
 #endif /* PCI_HOST_SPAPR_H */