diff --git a/acs-drv/files/platform/pal_linux/files/common/include/pal_pcie_enum.h b/acs-drv/files/platform/pal_linux/files/common/include/pal_pcie_enum.h
index da7d0a5d2151fdff8e1acd6a9b8b88dff01dc8d7..06db3a1c8117f8c8611af711d63ea40d7b52df7d 100644
--- a/acs-drv/files/platform/pal_linux/files/common/include/pal_pcie_enum.h
+++ b/acs-drv/files/platform/pal_linux/files/common/include/pal_pcie_enum.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2018, 2021-2022, 2024, Arm Limited
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018, 2021-2022, 2024-2025, Arm Limited
  *
  * Author: Prasanth Pulla <prasanth.pulla@arm.com>
  *
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ pal_pci_write_config_byte(uint32_t bdf, uint8_t offset, uint8_t val);
 unsigned int
 pal_pcie_check_device_valid(unsigned int bdf);
 
+unsigned int
+pal_pcie_check_bus_valid(unsigned int bus_index);
+
 void
 *pal_mem_calloc(unsigned int num, unsigned int size);
 
diff --git a/acs-drv/files/platform/pal_linux/files/common/src/pal_pcie_enumeration.c b/acs-drv/files/platform/pal_linux/files/common/src/pal_pcie_enumeration.c
index 582a07098ee704871adfbf297c59459518eb8919..57ff6172dcc1957289bab9967adc0555f43465d6 100644
--- a/acs-drv/files/platform/pal_linux/files/common/src/pal_pcie_enumeration.c
+++ b/acs-drv/files/platform/pal_linux/files/common/src/pal_pcie_enumeration.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2018, 2021-2022, 2024, Arm Limited
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018, 2021-2022, 2024-2025, Arm Limited
  *
  * Author: Prasanth Pulla <prasanth.pulla@arm.com>
  *
@@ -185,3 +185,20 @@ pal_pcie_check_device_valid(unsigned int bdf)
   return 1;
 
 }
+
+/**
+  @brief  This API is used as placeholder to check if the bus
+          is to be skipped for PCIe table creation
+
+  @param  bus_index
+  @return 1 if bus to be skipped else 0
+**/
+unsigned int
+pal_pcie_check_bus_valid(unsigned int bus_index)
+{
+  /* Add Bus index to this function if PCIe table
+     creation need to be ignored for a bus
+  */
+
+  return 0;
+}