diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp.h b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp.h
index 79c9ddaad3fb..084b73efacb3 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ struct hpc_ops {
 #include <acpi/actypes.h>
 #include <linux/pci-acpi.h>
 
+extern int pciehp_acpi_get_hp_hw_control_from_firmware(struct pci_dev *dev);
 #define pciehp_get_hp_hw_control_from_firmware(dev)			\
 	pciehp_acpi_get_hp_hw_control_from_firmware(dev)
 static inline int pciehp_get_hp_params_from_firmware(struct pci_dev *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_core.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_core.c
index 54553b187b19..49414e9100de 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_core.c
@@ -444,7 +444,13 @@ static int pciehp_probe(struct pcie_device *dev, const struct pcie_port_service_
 	struct controller *ctrl;
 	struct slot *t_slot;
 	u8 value;
-	struct pci_dev *pdev;
+	struct pci_dev *pdev = dev->port;
+
+	if (pciehp_force)
+		dbg("Bypassing BIOS check for pciehp use on %s\n",
+		    pci_name(pdev));
+	else if (pciehp_get_hp_hw_control_from_firmware(pdev))
+		goto err_out_none;
 
 	ctrl = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctrl), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ctrl) {
@@ -453,8 +459,6 @@ static int pciehp_probe(struct pcie_device *dev, const struct pcie_port_service_
 	}
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctrl->slot_list);
 
-	pdev = dev->port;
-
 	rc = pcie_init(ctrl, dev);
 	if (rc) {
 		dbg("%s: controller initialization failed\n", PCIE_MODULE_NAME);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
index 79f104963166..6339c638701e 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ static struct hpc_ops pciehp_hpc_ops = {
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
-static int pciehp_acpi_get_hp_hw_control_from_firmware(struct pci_dev *dev)
+int pciehp_acpi_get_hp_hw_control_from_firmware(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 	acpi_handle chandle, handle = DEVICE_ACPI_HANDLE(&(dev->dev));
@@ -1122,23 +1122,10 @@ int pcie_init_hardware_part2(struct controller *ctrl, struct pcie_device *dev)
 
 	if (pcie_write_cmd(ctrl, cmd, mask)) {
 		err("%s: Cannot enable software notification\n", __func__);
-		goto abort;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (pciehp_force)
-		dbg("Bypassing BIOS check for pciehp use on %s\n",
-				pci_name(ctrl->pci_dev));
-	else if (pciehp_get_hp_hw_control_from_firmware(ctrl->pci_dev))
-		goto abort_disable_intr;
-
 	return 0;
-
-	/* We end up here for the many possible ways to fail this API. */
-abort_disable_intr:
-	if (pcie_write_cmd(ctrl, 0, HP_INTR_ENABLE))
-		err("%s : disabling interrupts failed\n", __func__);
-abort:
-	return -1;
 }
 
 static inline void dbg_ctrl(struct controller *ctrl)