diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c
index b776a768a434..f853e72524be 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c
@@ -385,13 +385,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_disable_pcie_error_reporting);
 int pci_cleanup_aer_uncorrect_error_status(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
 	int pos;
-	u32 status;
+	u32 status, sev;
 
 	pos = dev->aer_cap;
 	if (!pos)
 		return -EIO;
 
+	/* Clear status bits for ERR_NONFATAL errors only */
 	pci_read_config_dword(dev, pos + PCI_ERR_UNCOR_STATUS, &status);
+	pci_read_config_dword(dev, pos + PCI_ERR_UNCOR_SEVER, &sev);
+	status &= ~sev;
 	if (status)
 		pci_write_config_dword(dev, pos + PCI_ERR_UNCOR_STATUS, status);