diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c
index 80f75d3ba84ac..5983631a1b1a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c
@@ -372,13 +372,11 @@ static void rtl_pci_parse_configuration(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	struct rtl_pci_priv *pcipriv = rtl_pcipriv(hw);
 
 	u8 tmp;
-	int pos;
-	u8 linkctrl_reg;
+	u16 linkctrl_reg;
 
 	/*Link Control Register */
-	pos = pci_pcie_cap(pdev);
-	pci_read_config_byte(pdev, pos + PCI_EXP_LNKCTL, &linkctrl_reg);
-	pcipriv->ndis_adapter.linkctrl_reg = linkctrl_reg;
+	pcie_capability_read_word(pdev, PCI_EXP_LNKCTL, &linkctrl_reg);
+	pcipriv->ndis_adapter.linkctrl_reg = (u8)linkctrl_reg;
 
 	RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_INIT, DBG_TRACE, "Link Control Register =%x\n",
 		 pcipriv->ndis_adapter.linkctrl_reg);