diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index 506a0a0043b3..5fb43f098f17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -5347,7 +5347,7 @@ static void e1000_complete_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev, bool sleep,
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCIEASPM
 static void __e1000e_disable_aspm(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 state)
 {
-	pci_disable_link_state(pdev, state);
+	pci_disable_link_state_locked(pdev, state);
 }
 #else
 static void __e1000e_disable_aspm(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 state)
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c
index 3eb667b24787..6892601fc76f 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ void pcie_aspm_powersave_config_link(struct pci_dev *pdev)
  * pci_disable_link_state - disable pci device's link state, so the link will
  * never enter specific states
  */
-void pci_disable_link_state(struct pci_dev *pdev, int state)
+static void __pci_disable_link_state(struct pci_dev *pdev, int state, bool sem)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *parent = pdev->bus->self;
 	struct pcie_link_state *link;
@@ -747,7 +747,8 @@ void pci_disable_link_state(struct pci_dev *pdev, int state)
 	if (!parent || !parent->link_state)
 		return;
 
-	down_read(&pci_bus_sem);
+	if (sem)
+		down_read(&pci_bus_sem);
 	mutex_lock(&aspm_lock);
 	link = parent->link_state;
 	if (state & PCIE_LINK_STATE_L0S)
@@ -761,7 +762,19 @@ void pci_disable_link_state(struct pci_dev *pdev, int state)
 		pcie_set_clkpm(link, 0);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&aspm_lock);
-	up_read(&pci_bus_sem);
+	if (sem)
+		up_read(&pci_bus_sem);
+}
+
+void pci_disable_link_state_locked(struct pci_dev *pdev, int state)
+{
+	__pci_disable_link_state(pdev, state, false);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_disable_link_state_locked);
+
+void pci_disable_link_state(struct pci_dev *pdev, int state)
+{
+	__pci_disable_link_state(pdev, state, true);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_disable_link_state);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/pci-aspm.h b/include/linux/pci-aspm.h
index 67cb3ae38016..7cea7b6c1413 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci-aspm.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci-aspm.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ extern void pcie_aspm_exit_link_state(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 extern void pcie_aspm_pm_state_change(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 extern void pcie_aspm_powersave_config_link(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 extern void pci_disable_link_state(struct pci_dev *pdev, int state);
+extern void pci_disable_link_state_locked(struct pci_dev *pdev, int state);
 extern void pcie_clear_aspm(void);
 extern void pcie_no_aspm(void);
 #else