diff --git a/hw/pci-host/pnv_phb.c b/hw/pci-host/pnv_phb.c
index c62b08538a..82332d7a05 100644
--- a/hw/pci-host/pnv_phb.c
+++ b/hw/pci-host/pnv_phb.c
@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ static bool pnv_parent_fixup(Object *parent, BusState *parent_bus,
     return true;
 }
 
+static Object *pnv_phb_user_get_parent(PnvChip *chip, PnvPHB *phb, Error **errp)
+{
+    if (phb->version == 3) {
+        return OBJECT(pnv_chip_add_phb(chip, phb));
+    } else {
+        return OBJECT(pnv_pec_add_phb(chip, phb, errp));
+    }
+}
+
 /*
  * User created devices won't have the initial setup that default
  * devices have. This setup consists of assigning a parent device
@@ -79,7 +88,7 @@ static bool pnv_phb_user_device_init(PnvPHB *phb, Error **errp)
         return false;
     }
 
-    parent = pnv_chip_add_phb(chip, phb, errp);
+    parent = pnv_phb_user_get_parent(chip, phb, errp);
     if (!parent) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/hw/pci-host/pnv_phb4_pec.c b/hw/pci-host/pnv_phb4_pec.c
index 6e2e5ae186..3b2850f7a3 100644
--- a/hw/pci-host/pnv_phb4_pec.c
+++ b/hw/pci-host/pnv_phb4_pec.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps pnv_pec_pci_xscom_ops = {
     .endianness = DEVICE_BIG_ENDIAN,
 };
 
-PnvPhb4PecState *pnv_phb4_get_pec(PnvChip *chip, PnvPHB *phb, Error **errp)
+PnvPhb4PecState *pnv_pec_add_phb(PnvChip *chip, PnvPHB *phb, Error **errp)
 {
     PnvPhb4PecState *pecs = NULL;
     int chip_id = phb->chip_id;
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ PnvPhb4PecState *pnv_phb4_get_pec(PnvChip *chip, PnvPHB *phb, Error **errp)
         for (j = 0; j < pec->num_phbs; j++) {
             if (index == pnv_phb4_pec_get_phb_id(pec, j)) {
                 pec->phbs[j] = phb;
+                phb->pec = pec;
                 return pec;
             }
         }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv.c b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
index 46010b30ad..11cb48af2f 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
@@ -285,31 +285,18 @@ static void pnv_dt_icp(PnvChip *chip, void *fdt, uint32_t pir,
 }
 
 /*
- * Adds a PnvPHB to the chip. Returns the parent obj of the
- * PHB which varies with each version (phb version 3 is parented
- * by the chip, version 4 and 5 are parented by the PEC
- * device).
- *
- * TODO: for version 3 we're still parenting the PHB with the
- * chip. We should parent with a (so far not implemented)
- * PHB3 PEC device.
+ * Adds a PnvPHB to the chip on P8.
+ * Implemented here, like for defaults PHBs
  */
-Object *pnv_chip_add_phb(PnvChip *chip, PnvPHB *phb, Error **errp)
+PnvChip *pnv_chip_add_phb(PnvChip *chip, PnvPHB *phb)
 {
-    if (phb->version == 3) {
-        Pnv8Chip *chip8 = PNV8_CHIP(chip);
-
-        phb->chip = chip;
-
-        chip8->phbs[chip8->num_phbs] = phb;
-        chip8->num_phbs++;
-
-        return OBJECT(chip);
-    }
+    Pnv8Chip *chip8 = PNV8_CHIP(chip);
 
-    phb->pec = pnv_phb4_get_pec(chip, phb, errp);
+    phb->chip = chip;
 
-    return OBJECT(phb->pec);
+    chip8->phbs[chip8->num_phbs] = phb;
+    chip8->num_phbs++;
+    return chip;
 }
 
 static void pnv_chip_power8_dt_populate(PnvChip *chip, void *fdt)
diff --git a/include/hw/pci-host/pnv_phb4.h b/include/hw/pci-host/pnv_phb4.h
index 5c5edb2941..2d026db9a3 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci-host/pnv_phb4.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci-host/pnv_phb4.h
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ struct PnvPHB4 {
 
 void pnv_phb4_pic_print_info(PnvPHB4 *phb, Monitor *mon);
 int pnv_phb4_pec_get_phb_id(PnvPhb4PecState *pec, int stack_index);
-PnvPhb4PecState *pnv_phb4_get_pec(PnvChip *chip, PnvPHB *phb, Error **errp);
+PnvPhb4PecState *pnv_pec_add_phb(PnvChip *chip, PnvPHB *phb, Error **errp);
 void pnv_phb4_bus_init(DeviceState *dev, PnvPHB4 *phb);
 extern const MemoryRegionOps pnv_phb4_xscom_ops;
 
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h b/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
index 96fb850419..409f3bf763 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ struct PnvMachineState {
 };
 
 PnvChip *pnv_get_chip(PnvMachineState *pnv, uint32_t chip_id);
-Object *pnv_chip_add_phb(PnvChip *chip, PnvPHB *phb, Error **errp);
+PnvChip *pnv_chip_add_phb(PnvChip *chip, PnvPHB *phb);
 
 #define PNV_FDT_ADDR          0x01000000
 #define PNV_TIMEBASE_FREQ     512000000ULL
