diff --git a/hw/pci/pci.c b/hw/pci/pci.c
index a563555e7d..273f1e4602 100644
--- a/hw/pci/pci.c
+++ b/hw/pci/pci.c
@@ -1530,6 +1530,34 @@ static const pci_class_desc pci_class_descriptions[] =
     { 0, NULL}
 };
 
+static void pci_for_each_device_under_bus_reverse(PCIBus *bus,
+                                                  void (*fn)(PCIBus *b,
+                                                             PCIDevice *d,
+                                                             void *opaque),
+                                                  void *opaque)
+{
+    PCIDevice *d;
+    int devfn;
+
+    for (devfn = 0; devfn < ARRAY_SIZE(bus->devices); devfn++) {
+        d = bus->devices[ARRAY_SIZE(bus->devices) - 1 - devfn];
+        if (d) {
+            fn(bus, d, opaque);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void pci_for_each_device_reverse(PCIBus *bus, int bus_num,
+                         void (*fn)(PCIBus *b, PCIDevice *d, void *opaque),
+                         void *opaque)
+{
+    bus = pci_find_bus_nr(bus, bus_num);
+
+    if (bus) {
+        pci_for_each_device_under_bus_reverse(bus, fn, opaque);
+    }
+}
+
 static void pci_for_each_device_under_bus(PCIBus *bus,
                                           void (*fn)(PCIBus *b, PCIDevice *d,
                                                      void *opaque),
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
index 1c4fa8b0f6..84a0f3121d 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
@@ -2044,9 +2044,9 @@ static void spapr_populate_pci_devices_dt(PCIBus *bus, PCIDevice *pdev,
     s_fdt.fdt = p->fdt;
     s_fdt.node_off = offset;
     s_fdt.sphb = p->sphb;
-    pci_for_each_device(sec_bus, pci_bus_num(sec_bus),
-                        spapr_populate_pci_devices_dt,
-                        &s_fdt);
+    pci_for_each_device_reverse(sec_bus, pci_bus_num(sec_bus),
+                                spapr_populate_pci_devices_dt,
+                                &s_fdt);
 }
 
 static void spapr_phb_pci_enumerate_bridge(PCIBus *bus, PCIDevice *pdev,
@@ -2215,9 +2215,9 @@ int spapr_populate_pci_dt(sPAPRPHBState *phb,
     s_fdt.fdt = fdt;
     s_fdt.node_off = bus_off;
     s_fdt.sphb = phb;
-    pci_for_each_device(bus, pci_bus_num(bus),
-                        spapr_populate_pci_devices_dt,
-                        &s_fdt);
+    pci_for_each_device_reverse(bus, pci_bus_num(bus),
+                                spapr_populate_pci_devices_dt,
+                                &s_fdt);
 
     ret = spapr_drc_populate_dt(fdt, bus_off, OBJECT(phb),
                                 SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR_TYPE_PCI);
diff --git a/include/hw/pci/pci.h b/include/hw/pci/pci.h
index 6983f13745..9349acbfb2 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci/pci.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci/pci.h
@@ -429,6 +429,10 @@ int pci_bus_numa_node(PCIBus *bus);
 void pci_for_each_device(PCIBus *bus, int bus_num,
                          void (*fn)(PCIBus *bus, PCIDevice *d, void *opaque),
                          void *opaque);
+void pci_for_each_device_reverse(PCIBus *bus, int bus_num,
+                                 void (*fn)(PCIBus *bus, PCIDevice *d,
+                                            void *opaque),
+                                 void *opaque);
 void pci_for_each_bus_depth_first(PCIBus *bus,
                                   void *(*begin)(PCIBus *bus, void *parent_state),
                                   void (*end)(PCIBus *bus, void *state),