diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/portdrv_core.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/portdrv_core.c
index 1ac7fec47d6f..332315183cd4 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/portdrv_core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/portdrv_core.c
@@ -214,10 +214,12 @@ static int get_port_device_capability(struct pci_dev *dev)
 
 		/*
 		 * Disable hot-plug interrupts in case they have been enabled
-		 * by the BIOS and the hot-plug service driver is not loaded.
+		 * by the BIOS and the hot-plug service driver won't be loaded
+		 * to handle them.
 		 */
-		pcie_capability_clear_word(dev, PCI_EXP_SLTCTL,
-			  PCI_EXP_SLTCTL_CCIE | PCI_EXP_SLTCTL_HPIE);
+		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_PCIE))
+			pcie_capability_clear_word(dev, PCI_EXP_SLTCTL,
+				PCI_EXP_SLTCTL_CCIE | PCI_EXP_SLTCTL_HPIE);
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCIEAER