diff --git a/hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c b/hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c
index bbe4c5fb85ba..73ced1f5f830 100644
--- a/hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c
+++ b/hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ enum xhci_flags {
     XHCI_FLAG_USE_MSI = 1,
     XHCI_FLAG_USE_MSI_X,
     XHCI_FLAG_SS_FIRST,
+    XHCI_FLAG_FORCE_PCIE_ENDCAP,
 };
 
 static void xhci_kick_ep(XHCIState *xhci, unsigned int slotid,
@@ -3626,7 +3627,8 @@ static int usb_xhci_initfn(struct PCIDevice *dev)
                      PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_SPACE_MEMORY|PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_MEM_TYPE_64,
                      &xhci->mem);
 
-    if (pci_bus_is_express(dev->bus)) {
+    if (pci_bus_is_express(dev->bus) ||
+        xhci_get_flag(xhci, XHCI_FLAG_FORCE_PCIE_ENDCAP)) {
         ret = pcie_endpoint_cap_init(dev, 0xa0);
         assert(ret >= 0);
     }
@@ -3855,6 +3857,8 @@ static Property xhci_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_BIT("msix",     XHCIState, flags, XHCI_FLAG_USE_MSI_X, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BIT("superspeed-ports-first",
                     XHCIState, flags, XHCI_FLAG_SS_FIRST, true),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BIT("force-pcie-endcap", XHCIState, flags,
+                    XHCI_FLAG_FORCE_PCIE_ENDCAP, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("intrs", XHCIState, numintrs, MAXINTRS),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("slots", XHCIState, numslots, MAXSLOTS),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("p2",    XHCIState, numports_2, 4),
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
index a39cb42290ed..77316d55c896 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
@@ -329,6 +329,11 @@ bool e820_get_entry(int, uint32_t, uint64_t *, uint64_t *);
             .property = "superspeed-ports-first",\
             .value    = "off",\
         },\
+        {\
+            .driver   = "nec-usb-xhci",\
+            .property = "force-pcie-endcap",\
+            .value    = "on",\
+        },\
         {\
             .driver   = "pci-serial",\
             .property = "prog_if",\