diff --git a/drivers/pci/host/pci-aardvark.c b/drivers/pci/host/pci-aardvark.c
index b04d37b3c5de..b72f15c99793 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/host/pci-aardvark.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/host/pci-aardvark.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static int advk_pcie_rd_conf(struct pci_bus *bus, u32 devfn,
 	u32 reg;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (PCI_SLOT(devfn) != 0) {
+	if ((bus->number == pcie->root_bus_nr) && PCI_SLOT(devfn) != 0) {
 		*val = 0xffffffff;
 		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
 	}
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static int advk_pcie_wr_conf(struct pci_bus *bus, u32 devfn,
 	int offset;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (PCI_SLOT(devfn) != 0)
+	if ((bus->number == pcie->root_bus_nr) && PCI_SLOT(devfn) != 0)
 		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
 
 	if (where % size)