diff --git a/arch/x86_64/src/common/x86_64_initialize.c b/arch/x86_64/src/common/x86_64_initialize.c
index 0c6c25b6d4..f59dc5106b 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/src/common/x86_64_initialize.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/src/common/x86_64_initialize.c
@@ -115,12 +115,6 @@ void up_initialize(void)
   x86_64_serialinit();
 #endif
 
-  /* Initialize the PCI bus */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_PCI
-  x86_64_pci_init();
-#endif
-
   /* Initialize the network */
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_NETDEV_LATEINIT
diff --git a/boards/x86_64/intel64/qemu-intel64/src/qemu_bringup.c b/boards/x86_64/intel64/qemu-intel64/src/qemu_bringup.c
index 8a3d0df35c..38675a887e 100644
--- a/boards/x86_64/intel64/qemu-intel64/src/qemu_bringup.c
+++ b/boards/x86_64/intel64/qemu-intel64/src/qemu_bringup.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #  include <nuttx/timers/oneshot.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "x86_64_internal.h"
 #include "qemu_intel64.h"
 
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -54,6 +55,12 @@ int qemu_bringup(void)
 
   int ret = OK;
 
+  /* Initialize the PCI bus */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PCI
+  x86_64_pci_init();
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_FS_PROCFS
   /* Mount the procfs file system */