diff --git a/templates/libvirt/devices/pci.xml b/templates/libvirt/devices/pci.xml
index 8cfdc66c..ac52792f 100644
--- a/templates/libvirt/devices/pci.xml
+++ b/templates/libvirt/devices/pci.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 {% if options.get('no-strict-reset', False) %}
  nostrictreset="yes"
 {% endif %}
+{% if options.get('permissive', False) %}
+ permissive="yes"
+{% endif %}
 >
     <source>
         <address