diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/pci/test_manager.py b/nova/tests/unit/pci/test_manager.py
index dbcaa8822d..39d0b116bb 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/pci/test_manager.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/pci/test_manager.py
@@ -252,8 +252,10 @@ class PciDevTrackerTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
         fake_pci_devs_json = jsonutils.dumps(fake_pci_devs)
         tracker = manager.PciDevTracker(
             self.fake_context, objects.ComputeNode(id=1, numa_topology=None))
+        # At this point we should have the original 3 fake devs
+        self.assertEqual(3, len(tracker.pci_devs))
         # We expect that the device with 32bit PCI domain is ignored, so we'll
-        # have only the 3 original fake devs
+        # still have the same 3 original fake devs.
         tracker.update_devices_from_hypervisor_resources(fake_pci_devs_json)
         self.assertEqual(3, len(tracker.pci_devs))
         mock_debug.assert_called_once_with(
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py
index c39513d91a..2c31d5c283 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py
@@ -816,6 +816,11 @@ class LibvirtConnTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase,
             drvr.capabilities['supports_vtpm'],
             "Driver capabilities for 'supports_vtpm' is invalid",
         )
+        self.assertTrue(
+            drvr.capabilities['supports_socket_pci_numa_affinity'],
+            "Driver capabilities for 'supports_socket_pci_numa_affinity' "
+            "is invalid",
+        )
 
     def test_driver_capabilities_qcow2_with_rbd(self):
         self.flags(images_type='rbd', group='libvirt')
@@ -967,7 +972,6 @@ class LibvirtConnTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase,
             'COMPUTE_NET_VIF_MODEL_VIRTIO': True,
             'COMPUTE_SECURITY_TPM_1_2': False,
             'COMPUTE_SECURITY_TPM_2_0': False,
-            'COMPUTE_SOCKET_PCI_NUMA_AFFINITY': True,
         }
 
         static_traits = drvr.static_traits
@@ -1013,7 +1017,6 @@ class LibvirtConnTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase,
             'COMPUTE_NET_VIF_MODEL_VIRTIO': True,
             'COMPUTE_SECURITY_TPM_1_2': False,
             'COMPUTE_SECURITY_TPM_2_0': False,
-            'COMPUTE_SOCKET_PCI_NUMA_AFFINITY': True,
         }
 
         static_traits = drvr.static_traits
diff --git a/nova/virt/driver.py b/nova/virt/driver.py
index 2e88e70111..80f93f7bb6 100644
--- a/nova/virt/driver.py
+++ b/nova/virt/driver.py
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ CAPABILITY_TRAITS_MAP = {
     "supports_migrate_to_same_host": os_traits.COMPUTE_SAME_HOST_COLD_MIGRATE,
     "supports_bfv_rescue": os_traits.COMPUTE_RESCUE_BFV,
     "supports_secure_boot": os_traits.COMPUTE_SECURITY_UEFI_SECURE_BOOT,
+    "supports_socket_pci_numa_affinity":
+        os_traits.COMPUTE_SOCKET_PCI_NUMA_AFFINITY,
 }
 
 
@@ -191,6 +193,7 @@ class ComputeDriver(object):
         "supports_bfv_rescue": False,
         "supports_vtpm": False,
         "supports_secure_boot": False,
+        "supports_socket_pci_numa_affinity": False,
 
         # Image type support flags
         "supports_image_type_aki": False,
diff --git a/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py b/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
index 21832c2489..3d8b518044 100644
--- a/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
+++ b/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ class LibvirtDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
             "supports_accelerators": True,
             "supports_bfv_rescue": True,
             "supports_vtpm": CONF.libvirt.swtpm_enabled,
+            "supports_socket_pci_numa_affinity": True,
         }
         super(LibvirtDriver, self).__init__(virtapi)
 
@@ -8395,7 +8396,6 @@ class LibvirtDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
         traits.update(self._get_video_model_traits())
         traits.update(self._get_vif_model_traits())
         traits.update(self._get_tpm_traits())
-        traits.update({ot.COMPUTE_SOCKET_PCI_NUMA_AFFINITY: True})
 
         _, invalid_traits = ot.check_traits(traits)
         for invalid_trait in invalid_traits:
diff --git a/nova/virt/powervm/driver.py b/nova/virt/powervm/driver.py
index c94dcd35f2..ec8f60226d 100644
--- a/nova/virt/powervm/driver.py
+++ b/nova/virt/powervm/driver.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class PowerVMDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
             'supports_accelerators': False,
             'supports_vtpm': False,
             'supports_secure_boot': False,
+            'supports_socket_pci_numa_affinity': False,
 
             # Supported image types
             "supports_image_type_aki": False,