diff --git a/stubs/Makefile.objs b/stubs/Makefile.objs
index ff0411d21f..918e46bdc1 100644
--- a/stubs/Makefile.objs
+++ b/stubs/Makefile.objs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ stub-obj-$(CONFIG_LINUX_AIO) += linux-aio.o
 stub-obj-$(CONFIG_LINUX_IO_URING) += io_uring.o
 stub-obj-y += monitor-core.o
 stub-obj-y += notify-event.o
+stub-obj-y += pci-bus.o
 stub-obj-y += qmp_memory_device.o
 stub-obj-y += qtest.o
 stub-obj-y += ramfb.o
diff --git a/stubs/pci-bus.c b/stubs/pci-bus.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8932fa932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stubs/pci-bus.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "hw/pci/pci.h"
+
+PCIDevice *pci_create_simple(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, const char *name)
+{
+    g_assert_not_reached();
+}