diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
index 60098a701e83..7773009b8b32 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
@@ -332,17 +332,11 @@ int pciehp_check_link_status(struct controller *ctrl)
 static int __pciehp_link_set(struct controller *ctrl, bool enable)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = ctrl_dev(ctrl);
-	u16 lnk_ctrl;
 
-	pcie_capability_read_word(pdev, PCI_EXP_LNKCTL, &lnk_ctrl);
+	pcie_capability_clear_and_set_word(pdev, PCI_EXP_LNKCTL,
+					   PCI_EXP_LNKCTL_LD,
+					   enable ? 0 : PCI_EXP_LNKCTL_LD);
 
-	if (enable)
-		lnk_ctrl &= ~PCI_EXP_LNKCTL_LD;
-	else
-		lnk_ctrl |= PCI_EXP_LNKCTL_LD;
-
-	pcie_capability_write_word(pdev, PCI_EXP_LNKCTL, lnk_ctrl);
-	ctrl_dbg(ctrl, "%s: lnk_ctrl = %x\n", __func__, lnk_ctrl);
 	return 0;
 }