diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rockchip-host.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rockchip-host.c
index ca2857dd7092..4b3230fcca77 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rockchip-host.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rockchip-host.c
@@ -1291,6 +1291,7 @@ static int rockchip_pcie_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct rockchip_pcie *rockchip = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	u32 status1, status2;
+	u32 status;
 
 	status1 = rockchip_pcie_read(rockchip, PCIE_CLIENT_BASIC_STATUS1);
 	status2 = rockchip_pcie_read(rockchip, PCIE_CLIENT_DEBUG_OUT_0);
@@ -1306,6 +1307,17 @@ static int rockchip_pcie_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pci_unmap_iospace(rockchip->io);
 	irq_domain_remove(rockchip->irq_domain);
 
+	/* disable link state */
+	status = rockchip_pcie_read(rockchip, PCIE_RC_CONFIG_LCS);
+	status |= BIT(4);
+	rockchip_pcie_write(rockchip, status, PCIE_RC_CONFIG_LCS);
+
+	mdelay(1);
+
+	status = rockchip_pcie_read(rockchip, PCIE_RC_CONFIG_LCS);
+	status &= ~BIT(4);
+	rockchip_pcie_write(rockchip, status, PCIE_RC_CONFIG_LCS);
+
 	rockchip_pcie_deinit_phys(rockchip);
 
 	rockchip_pcie_disable_clocks(rockchip);