diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
index 4fb2101ee4762..7fe8ebdcdc0ec 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
@@ -2853,7 +2853,8 @@ static int evergreen_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	int r;
 
 	/* enable pcie gen2 link */
-	evergreen_pcie_gen2_enable(rdev);
+	if (!ASIC_IS_DCE5(rdev))
+		evergreen_pcie_gen2_enable(rdev);
 
 	if (ASIC_IS_DCE5(rdev)) {
 		if (!rdev->me_fw || !rdev->pfp_fw || !rdev->rlc_fw || !rdev->mc_fw) {