diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/Kconfig b/drivers/pci/controller/Kconfig
index 9800b7681054..0020a892a55b 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/Kconfig
@@ -132,6 +132,23 @@ config PCI_HOST_GENERIC
Say Y here if you want to support a simple generic PCI host
controller, such as the one emulated by kvmtool.
+config PCI_HOST_HELPERS
+ bool
+ prompt "PCI Host Controller Helper Functions" if EXPERT
User is not required to select this Kconfig option so that his driver can build.
Please make this symbol invisible to user and make it selected by the required
controller drivers only.