diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/pci.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/pci.c
index 70670a2d9cf2..a6f7a1460e2f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/pci.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/pci.c
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ int pseries_root_bridge_prepare(struct pci_host_bridge *bridge)
 {
 	struct device_node *dn, *pdn;
 	struct pci_bus *bus;
-	const __be32 *pcie_link_speed_stats;
+	u32 pcie_link_speed_stats[2];
+	int rc;
 
 	bus = bridge->bus;
 
@@ -122,20 +123,21 @@ int pseries_root_bridge_prepare(struct pci_host_bridge *bridge)
 		return 0;
 
 	for (pdn = dn; pdn != NULL; pdn = of_get_next_parent(pdn)) {
-		pcie_link_speed_stats = of_get_property(pdn,
-			"ibm,pcie-link-speed-stats", NULL);
-		if (pcie_link_speed_stats)
+		rc = of_property_read_u32_array(pdn,
+				"ibm,pcie-link-speed-stats",
+				&pcie_link_speed_stats[0], 2);
+		if (!rc)
 			break;
 	}
 
 	of_node_put(pdn);
 
-	if (!pcie_link_speed_stats) {
+	if (rc) {
 		pr_err("no ibm,pcie-link-speed-stats property\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	switch (be32_to_cpup(pcie_link_speed_stats)) {
+	switch (pcie_link_speed_stats[0]) {
 	case 0x01:
 		bus->max_bus_speed = PCIE_SPEED_2_5GT;
 		break;
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ int pseries_root_bridge_prepare(struct pci_host_bridge *bridge)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	switch (be32_to_cpup(pcie_link_speed_stats)) {
+	switch (pcie_link_speed_stats[1]) {
 	case 0x01:
 		bus->cur_bus_speed = PCIE_SPEED_2_5GT;
 		break;