diff --git a/drivers/block/cciss.c b/drivers/block/cciss.c
index 486f94ef24d4..5b690194dd99 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cciss.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cciss.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
+#include <linux/pci-aspm.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
@@ -4319,6 +4320,10 @@ static int __devinit cciss_pci_init(ctlr_info_t *h)
 		dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "controller appears to be disabled\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
+
+	pci_disable_link_state(h->pdev, PCIE_LINK_STATE_L0S |
+				PCIE_LINK_STATE_L1 | PCIE_LINK_STATE_CLKPM);
+
 	err = pci_enable_device(h->pdev);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "Unable to Enable PCI device\n");