diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-tegra.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-tegra.c
index 562369e6221d..ffdde6711484 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-tegra.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Author: Mike Rapoport <mike@compulab.co.il>
  *
  * Based on NVIDIA PCIe driver
- * Copyright (c) 2008-2009, NVIDIA Corporation.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2020, NVIDIA Corporation.
  *
  * Bits taken from arch/arm/mach-dove/pcie.c
  *
@@ -402,6 +402,14 @@ static inline u32 pads_readl(struct tegra_pcie *pcie, unsigned long offset)
 	return readl(pcie->pads + offset);
 }
 
+static bool tegra_pcie_link_up(struct tegra_pcie_port *port)
+{
+	u32 value;
+
+	value = readl(port->base + RP_LINK_CONTROL_STATUS);
+	return !!(value & RP_LINK_CONTROL_STATUS_DL_LINK_ACTIVE);
+}
+
 /*
  * The configuration space mapping on Tegra is somewhat similar to the ECAM
  * defined by PCIe. However it deviates a bit in how the 4 bits for extended
@@ -467,20 +475,50 @@ static void __iomem *tegra_pcie_map_bus(struct pci_bus *bus,
 static int tegra_pcie_config_read(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
 				  int where, int size, u32 *value)
 {
+	struct tegra_pcie *pcie = bus->sysdata;
+	struct pci_dev *bridge;
+	struct tegra_pcie_port *port;
+
 	if (bus->number == 0)
 		return pci_generic_config_read32(bus, devfn, where, size,
 						 value);
 
+	bridge = pcie_find_root_port(bus->self);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(port, &pcie->ports, list)
+		if (port->index + 1 == PCI_SLOT(bridge->devfn))
+			break;
+
+	/* If there is no link, then there is no device */
+	if (!tegra_pcie_link_up(port)) {
+		*value = 0xffffffff;
+		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
+	}
+
 	return pci_generic_config_read(bus, devfn, where, size, value);
 }
 
 static int tegra_pcie_config_write(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
 				   int where, int size, u32 value)
 {
+	struct tegra_pcie *pcie = bus->sysdata;
+	struct tegra_pcie_port *port;
+	struct pci_dev *bridge;
+
 	if (bus->number == 0)
 		return pci_generic_config_write32(bus, devfn, where, size,
 						  value);
 
+	bridge = pcie_find_root_port(bus->self);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(port, &pcie->ports, list)
+		if (port->index + 1 == PCI_SLOT(bridge->devfn))
+			break;
+
+	/* If there is no link, then there is no device */
+	if (!tegra_pcie_link_up(port))
+		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
+
 	return pci_generic_config_write(bus, devfn, where, size, value);
 }