diff --git a/drivers/pci/host/pci-aardvark.c b/drivers/pci/host/pci-aardvark.c
index 26ed0c08f209..3e7d1e22d33e 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/host/pci-aardvark.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/host/pci-aardvark.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static int advk_pcie_rd_conf(struct pci_bus *bus, u32 devfn,
 	u32 reg;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (PCI_SLOT(devfn) != 0) {
+	if ((bus->number == pcie->root_bus_nr) && PCI_SLOT(devfn) != 0) {
 		*val = 0xffffffff;
 		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
 	}
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ static int advk_pcie_wr_conf(struct pci_bus *bus, u32 devfn,
 	int offset;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (PCI_SLOT(devfn) != 0)
+	if ((bus->number == pcie->root_bus_nr) && PCI_SLOT(devfn) != 0)
 		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
 
 	if (where % size)