diff --git a/nova/pci/utils.py b/nova/pci/utils.py
index 489853e2c317..a15dc1bfaec5 100644
--- a/nova/pci/utils.py
+++ b/nova/pci/utils.py
@@ -45,11 +45,19 @@ def pci_device_prop_match(pci_dev, specs):
     b) Device with vendor_id as 0x10de and product_id as 0x10d8:
 
     [{"vendor_id":"8086", "product_id":"8259"},
-     {"vendor_id":"10de", "product_id":"10d8"}]
+     {"vendor_id":"10de", "product_id":"10d8",
+      "capabilities_network": ["rx", "tx", "tso", "gso"]}]
 
     """
     def _matching_devices(spec):
-        return all(pci_dev.get(k) == v for k, v in spec.items())
+        for k, v in spec.items():
+            pci_dev_v = pci_dev.get(k)
+            if isinstance(v, list) and isinstance(pci_dev_v, list):
+                if not all(x in pci_dev.get(k) for x in v):
+                    return False
+            elif pci_dev_v != v:
+                return False
+        return True
 
     return any(_matching_devices(spec) for spec in specs)
 
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/pci/test_utils.py b/nova/tests/unit/pci/test_utils.py
index 3c44336f4967..b86f0fab7a8d 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/pci/test_utils.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/pci/test_utils.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class PciDeviceMatchTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(PciDeviceMatchTestCase, self).setUp()
         self.fake_pci_1 = {'vendor_id': 'v1',
-                           'device_id': 'd1'}
+                           'device_id': 'd1',
+                           'capabilities_network': ['cap1', 'cap2', 'cap3']}
 
     def test_single_spec_match(self):
         self.assertTrue(utils.pci_device_prop_match(
@@ -53,6 +54,24 @@ class PciDeviceMatchTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
             self.fake_pci_1,
             [{'vendor_id': 'v1', 'device_id': 'd1', 'wrong_key': 'k1'}]))
 
+    def test_spec_list(self):
+        self.assertTrue(utils.pci_device_prop_match(
+            self.fake_pci_1, [{'vendor_id': 'v1', 'device_id': 'd1',
+                               'capabilities_network': ['cap1', 'cap2',
+                                                        'cap3']}]))
+        self.assertTrue(utils.pci_device_prop_match(
+            self.fake_pci_1, [{'vendor_id': 'v1', 'device_id': 'd1',
+                               'capabilities_network': ['cap3', 'cap1']}]))
+
+    def test_spec_list_no_matching(self):
+        self.assertFalse(utils.pci_device_prop_match(
+            self.fake_pci_1, [{'vendor_id': 'v1', 'device_id': 'd1',
+                               'capabilities_network': ['cap1', 'cap33']}]))
+
+    def test_spec_list_wrong_type(self):
+        self.assertFalse(utils.pci_device_prop_match(
+            self.fake_pci_1, [{'vendor_id': 'v1', 'device_id': ['d1']}]))
+
 
 class PciDeviceAddressParserTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
     def test_parse_address(self):