diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
index cbe47fad4714..18e973a91a97 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
@@ -579,7 +579,19 @@ static void pci_pm_default_resume_early(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
 
 static void pci_pm_bridge_power_up_actions(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
 {
-	pci_bridge_wait_for_secondary_bus(pci_dev, "resume");
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = pci_bridge_wait_for_secondary_bus(pci_dev, "resume");
+	if (ret) {
+		/*
+		 * The downstream link failed to come up, so mark the
+		 * devices below as disconnected to make sure we don't
+		 * attempt to resume them.
+		 */
+		pci_walk_bus(pci_dev->subordinate, pci_dev_set_disconnected,
+			     NULL);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * When powering on a bridge from D3cold, the whole hierarchy may be