diff --git a/hw/net/e1000e.c b/hw/net/e1000e.c
index 89f96eb4a0..77a4b3e5bf 100644
--- a/hw/net/e1000e.c
+++ b/hw/net/e1000e.c
@@ -472,7 +472,8 @@ static void e1000e_pci_realize(PCIDevice *pci_dev, Error **errp)
         hw_error("Failed to initialize PM capability");
     }
 
-    if (pcie_aer_init(pci_dev, e1000e_aer_offset, PCI_ERR_SIZEOF, NULL) < 0) {
+    if (pcie_aer_init(pci_dev, PCI_ERR_VER, e1000e_aer_offset,
+                      PCI_ERR_SIZEOF, NULL) < 0) {
         hw_error("Failed to initialize AER capability");
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/pci-bridge/ioh3420.c b/hw/pci-bridge/ioh3420.c
index 04180af794..84b7946c31 100644
--- a/hw/pci-bridge/ioh3420.c
+++ b/hw/pci-bridge/ioh3420.c
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ static int ioh3420_initfn(PCIDevice *d)
         goto err_pcie_cap;
     }
 
-    rc = pcie_aer_init(d, IOH_EP_AER_OFFSET, PCI_ERR_SIZEOF, &err);
+    rc = pcie_aer_init(d, PCI_ERR_VER, IOH_EP_AER_OFFSET,
+                       PCI_ERR_SIZEOF, &err);
     if (rc < 0) {
         error_report_err(err);
         goto err;
diff --git a/hw/pci-bridge/xio3130_downstream.c b/hw/pci-bridge/xio3130_downstream.c
index 571334185b..04b8e5b847 100644
--- a/hw/pci-bridge/xio3130_downstream.c
+++ b/hw/pci-bridge/xio3130_downstream.c
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ static int xio3130_downstream_initfn(PCIDevice *d)
         goto err_pcie_cap;
     }
 
-    rc = pcie_aer_init(d, XIO3130_AER_OFFSET, PCI_ERR_SIZEOF, &err);
+    rc = pcie_aer_init(d, PCI_ERR_VER, XIO3130_AER_OFFSET,
+                       PCI_ERR_SIZEOF, &err);
     if (rc < 0) {
         error_report_err(err);
         goto err;
diff --git a/hw/pci-bridge/xio3130_upstream.c b/hw/pci-bridge/xio3130_upstream.c
index 94c1691006..d1f59c8834 100644
--- a/hw/pci-bridge/xio3130_upstream.c
+++ b/hw/pci-bridge/xio3130_upstream.c
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ static int xio3130_upstream_initfn(PCIDevice *d)
     pcie_cap_flr_init(d);
     pcie_cap_deverr_init(d);
 
-    rc = pcie_aer_init(d, XIO3130_AER_OFFSET, PCI_ERR_SIZEOF, &err);
+    rc = pcie_aer_init(d, PCI_ERR_VER, XIO3130_AER_OFFSET,
+                       PCI_ERR_SIZEOF, &err);
     if (rc < 0) {
         error_report_err(err);
         goto err;
diff --git a/hw/pci/pcie_aer.c b/hw/pci/pcie_aer.c
index 2a4bd5aef6..daf1f65427 100644
--- a/hw/pci/pcie_aer.c
+++ b/hw/pci/pcie_aer.c
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ static void aer_log_clear_all_err(PCIEAERLog *aer_log)
     aer_log->log_num = 0;
 }
 
-int pcie_aer_init(PCIDevice *dev, uint16_t offset, uint16_t size,
-                  Error **errp)
+int pcie_aer_init(PCIDevice *dev, uint8_t cap_ver, uint16_t offset,
+                  uint16_t size, Error **errp)
 {
-    pcie_add_capability(dev, PCI_EXT_CAP_ID_ERR, PCI_ERR_VER,
+    pcie_add_capability(dev, PCI_EXT_CAP_ID_ERR, cap_ver,
                         offset, size);
     dev->exp.aer_cap = offset;
 
diff --git a/include/hw/pci/pcie_aer.h b/include/hw/pci/pcie_aer.h
index 5891b6816e..526802bd31 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci/pcie_aer.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci/pcie_aer.h
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ struct PCIEAERErr {
 
 extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_pcie_aer_log;
 
-int pcie_aer_init(PCIDevice *dev, uint16_t offset, uint16_t size,
-                  Error **errp);
+int pcie_aer_init(PCIDevice *dev, uint8_t cap_ver, uint16_t offset,
+                  uint16_t size, Error **errp);
 void pcie_aer_exit(PCIDevice *dev);
 void pcie_aer_write_config(PCIDevice *dev,
                            uint32_t addr, uint32_t val, int len);