diff --git a/drivers/cxl/cxlmem.h b/drivers/cxl/cxlmem.h
index 90d67fff5bed..5cf5329e13a9 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/cxlmem.h
+++ b/drivers/cxl/cxlmem.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ struct cxl_mbox_cmd {
  *
  * @dev: The device associated with this CXL state
  * @regs: Parsed register blocks
+ * @cxl_dvsec: Offset to the PCIe device DVSEC
  * @payload_size: Size of space for payload
  *                (CXL 2.0 8.2.8.4.3 Mailbox Capabilities Register)
  * @lsa_size: Size of Label Storage Area
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ struct cxl_dev_state {
 	struct device *dev;
 
 	struct cxl_regs regs;
+	int cxl_dvsec;
 
 	size_t payload_size;
 	size_t lsa_size;
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/pci.c b/drivers/cxl/pci.c
index bf14c365ea33..c94002166084 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/pci.c
@@ -408,6 +408,12 @@ static int cxl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	if (IS_ERR(cxlds))
 		return PTR_ERR(cxlds);
 
+	cxlds->cxl_dvsec = pci_find_dvsec_capability(
+		pdev, PCI_DVSEC_VENDOR_ID_CXL, CXL_DVSEC_PCIE_DEVICE);
+	if (!cxlds->cxl_dvsec)
+		dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
+			 "Device DVSEC not present, skip CXL.mem init\n");
+
 	rc = cxl_setup_regs(pdev, CXL_REGLOC_RBI_MEMDEV, &map);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;