diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pci-bridge.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pci-bridge.h
index c0278f009504..ffbc5fd549ac 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pci-bridge.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pci-bridge.h
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ extern void setup_indirect_pci(struct pci_controller* hose,
 			       resource_size_t cfg_addr,
 			       resource_size_t cfg_data, u32 flags);
 
+extern int indirect_read_config(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
+				int offset, int len, u32 *val);
+
+extern int indirect_write_config(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
+				 int offset, int len, u32 val);
+
 static inline struct pci_controller *pci_bus_to_host(const struct pci_bus *bus)
 {
 	return bus->sysdata;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_pci.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_pci.c
index 83918c3e665a..40ffe29b7594 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_pci.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_pci.c
@@ -54,12 +54,22 @@ static void quirk_fsl_pcie_header(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	return;
 }
 
-static int __init fsl_pcie_check_link(struct pci_controller *hose)
+static int fsl_indirect_read_config(struct pci_bus *, unsigned int,
+				    int, int, u32 *);
+
+static int fsl_pcie_check_link(struct pci_controller *hose)
 {
-	u32 val;
+	u32 val = 0;
 
 	if (hose->indirect_type & PPC_INDIRECT_TYPE_FSL_CFG_REG_LINK) {
-		early_read_config_dword(hose, 0, 0, PCIE_LTSSM, &val);
+		if (hose->ops->read == fsl_indirect_read_config) {
+			struct pci_bus bus;
+			bus.number = 0;
+			bus.sysdata = hose;
+			bus.ops = hose->ops;
+			indirect_read_config(&bus, 0, PCIE_LTSSM, 4, &val);
+		} else
+			early_read_config_dword(hose, 0, 0, PCIE_LTSSM, &val);
 		if (val < PCIE_LTSSM_L0)
 			return 1;
 	} else {
@@ -74,6 +84,33 @@ static int __init fsl_pcie_check_link(struct pci_controller *hose)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int fsl_indirect_read_config(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
+				    int offset, int len, u32 *val)
+{
+	struct pci_controller *hose = pci_bus_to_host(bus);
+
+	if (fsl_pcie_check_link(hose))
+		hose->indirect_type |= PPC_INDIRECT_TYPE_NO_PCIE_LINK;
+	else
+		hose->indirect_type &= ~PPC_INDIRECT_TYPE_NO_PCIE_LINK;
+
+	return indirect_read_config(bus, devfn, offset, len, val);
+}
+
+static struct pci_ops fsl_indirect_pci_ops =
+{
+	.read = fsl_indirect_read_config,
+	.write = indirect_write_config,
+};
+
+static void __init fsl_setup_indirect_pci(struct pci_controller* hose,
+					  resource_size_t cfg_addr,
+					  resource_size_t cfg_data, u32 flags)
+{
+	setup_indirect_pci(hose, cfg_addr, cfg_data, flags);
+	hose->ops = &fsl_indirect_pci_ops;
+}
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_FSL_SOC_BOOKE) || defined(CONFIG_PPC_86xx)
 
 #define MAX_PHYS_ADDR_BITS	40
@@ -469,8 +506,8 @@ int __init fsl_add_bridge(struct platform_device *pdev, int is_primary)
 	if (!hose->private_data)
 		goto no_bridge;
 
-	setup_indirect_pci(hose, rsrc.start, rsrc.start + 0x4,
-		PPC_INDIRECT_TYPE_BIG_ENDIAN);
+	fsl_setup_indirect_pci(hose, rsrc.start, rsrc.start + 0x4,
+			       PPC_INDIRECT_TYPE_BIG_ENDIAN);
 
 	if (in_be32(&pci->block_rev1) < PCIE_IP_REV_3_0)
 		hose->indirect_type |= PPC_INDIRECT_TYPE_FSL_CFG_REG_LINK;
@@ -779,8 +816,8 @@ int __init mpc83xx_add_bridge(struct device_node *dev)
 		if (ret)
 			goto err0;
 	} else {
-		setup_indirect_pci(hose, rsrc_cfg.start,
-				   rsrc_cfg.start + 4, 0);
+		fsl_setup_indirect_pci(hose, rsrc_cfg.start,
+				       rsrc_cfg.start + 4, 0);
 	}
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Found FSL PCI host bridge at 0x%016llx. "
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/indirect_pci.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/indirect_pci.c
index 82fdad885d20..c6c8b526a4f6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/indirect_pci.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/indirect_pci.c
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@
 #include <asm/pci-bridge.h>
 #include <asm/machdep.h>
 
-static int
-indirect_read_config(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn, int offset,
-		     int len, u32 *val)
+int indirect_read_config(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
+			 int offset, int len, u32 *val)
 {
 	struct pci_controller *hose = pci_bus_to_host(bus);
 	volatile void __iomem *cfg_data;
@@ -78,9 +77,8 @@ indirect_read_config(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn, int offset,
 	return PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL;
 }
 
-static int
-indirect_write_config(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn, int offset,
-		      int len, u32 val)
+int indirect_write_config(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
+			  int offset, int len, u32 val)
 {
 	struct pci_controller *hose = pci_bus_to_host(bus);
 	volatile void __iomem *cfg_data;