diff --git a/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go b/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
index 65d9838e44..7a34270876 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ const defaultQemuMachineType = QemuPC
 
 const defaultQemuMachineOptions = "accel=kvm,kernel_irqchip,nvdimm"
 
-const defaultPCBridgeBus = "pci.0"
-
 var qemuPaths = map[string]string{
 	QemuPCLite: "/usr/bin/qemu-lite-system-x86_64",
 	QemuPC:     defaultQemuPath,
diff --git a/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go b/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go
index 5e68bfd292..b982f8fe48 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ const (
 	defaultThreads   uint32 = 1
 	defaultCPUModel         = "host"
 	defaultBridgeBus        = "pcie.0"
+	defaultPCBridgeBus      = "pci.0"
 	maxDevIDSize            = 31
 	defaultMsize9p          = 8192
 )
diff --git a/virtcontainers/qemu_arm64.go b/virtcontainers/qemu_arm64.go
index bc72b0fa79..3a42a89b1b 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/qemu_arm64.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/qemu_arm64.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	govmmQemu "github.com/intel/govmm/qemu"
+	"github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/types"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -25,9 +26,6 @@ const defaultQemuMachineType = QemuVirt
 
 var defaultQemuMachineOptions = "usb=off,accel=kvm,gic-version=" + getGuestGICVersion()
 
-// Not used
-const defaultPCBridgeBus = ""
-
 var qemuPaths = map[string]string{
 	QemuVirt: defaultQemuPath,
 }
@@ -153,3 +151,12 @@ func newQemuArch(config HypervisorConfig) qemuArch {
 
 	return q
 }
+
+func (q *qemuArm64) bridges(number uint32) []types.PCIBridge {
+        return genericBridges(number, q.machineType)
+}
+
+// appendBridges appends to devices the given bridges
+func (q *qemuArm64) appendBridges(devices []govmmQemu.Device, bridges []types.PCIBridge) []govmmQemu.Device {
+	return genericAppendBridges(devices, bridges, q.machineType)
+}
diff --git a/virtcontainers/qemu_arm64_test.go b/virtcontainers/qemu_arm64_test.go
index ceb0699ad7..8764343061 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/qemu_arm64_test.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/qemu_arm64_test.go
@@ -98,3 +98,30 @@ func TestMaxQemuVCPUs(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(d.expectedResult, vCPUs)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestQemuArm64AppendBridges(t *testing.T) {
+	var devices []govmmQemu.Device
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	arm64 := newTestQemu(QemuVirt)
+
+	bridges := arm64.bridges(1)
+	assert.Len(bridges, 1)
+
+	devices = []govmmQemu.Device{}
+	devices = arm64.appendBridges(devices, bridges)
+	assert.Len(devices, 1)
+
+	expectedOut := []govmmQemu.Device{
+		govmmQemu.BridgeDevice{
+			Type:    govmmQemu.PCIBridge,
+			Bus:     defaultBridgeBus,
+			ID:      bridges[0].ID,
+			Chassis: 1,
+			SHPC:    true,
+			Addr:    "2",
+		},
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(expectedOut, devices)
+}
diff --git a/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go b/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
index d986e87963..cc77f683b2 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ const defaultQemuMachineType = QemuPseries
 
 const defaultQemuMachineOptions = "accel=kvm,usb=off"
 
-const defaultPCBridgeBus = "pci.0"
-
 const defaultMemMaxPPC64le = 32256 // Restrict MemMax to 32Gb on PPC64le
 
 var qemuPaths = map[string]string{
diff --git a/virtcontainers/qemu_s390x.go b/virtcontainers/qemu_s390x.go
index 1ac865cbfa..e3dc14b573 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/qemu_s390x.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/qemu_s390x.go
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ const defaultQemuMachineType = QemuCCWVirtio
 
 const defaultQemuMachineOptions = "accel=kvm"
 
-const defaultPCBridgeBus = "pci.0"
-
 const VirtioSerialCCW = "virtio-serial-ccw"
 
 var qemuPaths = map[string]string{