diff --git a/hw/pci/pcie.c b/hw/pci/pcie.c
index 1ac6d89dcf..2738dbb28d 100644
--- a/hw/pci/pcie.c
+++ b/hw/pci/pcie.c
@@ -154,6 +154,24 @@ static void pcie_cap_fill_lnk(uint8_t *exp_cap, PCIExpLinkWidth width,
     }
 }
 
+void pcie_cap_fill_link_ep_usp(PCIDevice *dev, PCIExpLinkWidth width,
+                               PCIExpLinkSpeed speed)
+{
+    uint8_t *exp_cap = dev->config + dev->exp.exp_cap;
+
+    /*
+     * For an end point or USP need to set the current status as well
+     * as the capabilities.
+     */
+    pci_long_test_and_clear_mask(exp_cap + PCI_EXP_LNKSTA,
+                                 PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_CLS | PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_NLW);
+    pci_long_test_and_set_mask(exp_cap + PCI_EXP_LNKSTA,
+                               QEMU_PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_NLW(width) |
+                               QEMU_PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_CLS(speed));
+
+    pcie_cap_fill_lnk(exp_cap, width, speed);
+}
+
 static void pcie_cap_fill_slot_lnk(PCIDevice *dev)
 {
     PCIESlot *s = (PCIESlot *)object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PCIE_SLOT);
diff --git a/include/hw/pci/pcie.h b/include/hw/pci/pcie.h
index 5eddb90976..b8d59732bc 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci/pcie.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci/pcie.h
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ void pcie_acs_reset(PCIDevice *dev);
 void pcie_ari_init(PCIDevice *dev, uint16_t offset);
 void pcie_dev_ser_num_init(PCIDevice *dev, uint16_t offset, uint64_t ser_num);
 void pcie_ats_init(PCIDevice *dev, uint16_t offset, bool aligned);
+void pcie_cap_fill_link_ep_usp(PCIDevice *dev, PCIExpLinkWidth width,
+                               PCIExpLinkSpeed speed);
 
 void pcie_cap_slot_pre_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
                                Error **errp);