diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/designware-pcie.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/designware-pcie.txt
index d5d26d443693..d6fae13ff062 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/designware-pcie.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/designware-pcie.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ Required properties:
 	to define the mapping of the PCIe interface to interrupt
 	numbers.
 - num-lanes: number of lanes to use
+
+Optional properties:
 - reset-gpio: gpio pin number of power good signal
 
 Optional properties for fsl,imx6q-pcie
diff --git a/drivers/pci/host/pci-imx6.c b/drivers/pci/host/pci-imx6.c
index 9fc1cb66c64e..1176bddee1cc 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/host/pci-imx6.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/host/pci-imx6.c
@@ -214,9 +214,12 @@ static int imx6_pcie_assert_core_reset(struct pcie_port *pp)
 	regmap_update_bits(imx6_pcie->iomuxc_gpr, IOMUXC_GPR1,
 			IMX6Q_GPR1_PCIE_REF_CLK_EN, 0 << 16);
 
-	gpio_set_value(imx6_pcie->reset_gpio, 0);
-	msleep(100);
-	gpio_set_value(imx6_pcie->reset_gpio, 1);
+	/* Some boards don't have PCIe reset GPIO. */
+	if (gpio_is_valid(imx6_pcie->reset_gpio)) {
+		gpio_set_value(imx6_pcie->reset_gpio, 0);
+		msleep(100);
+		gpio_set_value(imx6_pcie->reset_gpio, 1);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -432,17 +435,13 @@ static int __init imx6_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* Fetch GPIOs */
 	imx6_pcie->reset_gpio = of_get_named_gpio(np, "reset-gpio", 0);
-	if (!gpio_is_valid(imx6_pcie->reset_gpio)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no reset-gpio defined\n");
-		ret = -ENODEV;
-	}
-	ret = devm_gpio_request_one(&pdev->dev,
-				imx6_pcie->reset_gpio,
-				GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW,
-				"PCIe reset");
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to get reset gpio\n");
-		return ret;
+	if (gpio_is_valid(imx6_pcie->reset_gpio)) {
+		ret = devm_gpio_request_one(&pdev->dev, imx6_pcie->reset_gpio,
+					    GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW, "PCIe reset");
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to get reset gpio\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
 	imx6_pcie->power_on_gpio = of_get_named_gpio(np, "power-on-gpio", 0);