diff --git a/conf/Makefile.common b/conf/Makefile.common
index 2d8f1bf2e..f8faa92e9 100644
--- a/conf/Makefile.common
+++ b/conf/Makefile.common
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ endif
 if COND_powerpc_ieee1275
   CFLAGS_PLATFORM += -mcpu=powerpc
 endif
+if COND_HAVE_PCI
+  CFLAGS_PLATFORM += -DGRUB_HAS_PCI
+endif
 
 # Other options
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 90f686f79..1348b06a9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -375,6 +375,11 @@ AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.18.3])
 AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
 
+PLATFORMS_PCI=" $(PYTHONPATH="${srcdir}" $PYTHON -c 'import gentpl; print(" ".join(gentpl.GROUPS[["pci"]]))') "
+if test x"${PLATFORMS_PCI##* ${target_cpu}_${platform} *}" = x ; then
+  have_pci=y
+fi
+
 # Identify characteristics of the host architecture.
 unset ac_cv_c_bigendian
 
@@ -2042,6 +2047,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([COND_HAVE_CXX], [test x$HAVE_CXX = xyes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([COND_HAVE_ASM_USCORE], [test x$HAVE_ASM_USCORE = x1])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([COND_STARFIELD], [test "x$starfield_excuse" = x])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([COND_HAVE_EXEC], [test "x$have_exec" = xy])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([COND_HAVE_PCI], [test "x$have_pci" = xy])
 
 test "x$prefix" = xNONE && prefix="$ac_default_prefix"
 test "x$exec_prefix" = xNONE && exec_prefix="${prefix}"