diff --git a/hw/riscv/virt.c b/hw/riscv/virt.c
index 244d6408b5..293e9c95b7 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/virt.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/virt.c
@@ -478,10 +478,12 @@ static void create_fdt_socket_plic(RISCVVirtState *s,
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(mc->fdt, plic_name, "phandle",
         plic_phandles[socket]);
 
-    platform_bus_add_all_fdt_nodes(mc->fdt, plic_name,
-                                   memmap[VIRT_PLATFORM_BUS].base,
-                                   memmap[VIRT_PLATFORM_BUS].size,
-                                   VIRT_PLATFORM_BUS_IRQ);
+    if (!socket) {
+        platform_bus_add_all_fdt_nodes(mc->fdt, plic_name,
+                                       memmap[VIRT_PLATFORM_BUS].base,
+                                       memmap[VIRT_PLATFORM_BUS].size,
+                                       VIRT_PLATFORM_BUS_IRQ);
+    }
 
     g_free(plic_name);
 
@@ -561,11 +563,6 @@ static void create_fdt_imsic(RISCVVirtState *s, const MemMapEntry *memmap,
     }
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(mc->fdt, imsic_name, "phandle", *msi_m_phandle);
 
-    platform_bus_add_all_fdt_nodes(mc->fdt, imsic_name,
-                                   memmap[VIRT_PLATFORM_BUS].base,
-                                   memmap[VIRT_PLATFORM_BUS].size,
-                                   VIRT_PLATFORM_BUS_IRQ);
-
     g_free(imsic_name);
 
     /* S-level IMSIC node */
@@ -704,10 +701,12 @@ static void create_fdt_socket_aplic(RISCVVirtState *s,
     riscv_socket_fdt_write_id(mc, mc->fdt, aplic_name, socket);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(mc->fdt, aplic_name, "phandle", aplic_s_phandle);
 
-    platform_bus_add_all_fdt_nodes(mc->fdt, aplic_name,
-                                   memmap[VIRT_PLATFORM_BUS].base,
-                                   memmap[VIRT_PLATFORM_BUS].size,
-                                   VIRT_PLATFORM_BUS_IRQ);
+    if (!socket) {
+        platform_bus_add_all_fdt_nodes(mc->fdt, aplic_name,
+                                       memmap[VIRT_PLATFORM_BUS].base,
+                                       memmap[VIRT_PLATFORM_BUS].size,
+                                       VIRT_PLATFORM_BUS_IRQ);
+    }
 
     g_free(aplic_name);