diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
index 5778e5277823c..a69bfa41c68b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
@@ -2761,7 +2761,6 @@ static int ath10k_pci_wait_for_target_init(struct ath10k *ar)
 
 static int ath10k_pci_cold_reset(struct ath10k *ar)
 {
-	int i;
 	u32 val;
 
 	ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_BOOT, "boot cold reset\n");
@@ -2777,23 +2776,18 @@ static int ath10k_pci_cold_reset(struct ath10k *ar)
 	val |= 1;
 	ath10k_pci_reg_write32(ar, SOC_GLOBAL_RESET_ADDRESS, val);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ATH_PCI_RESET_WAIT_MAX; i++) {
-		if (ath10k_pci_reg_read32(ar, RTC_STATE_ADDRESS) &
-					  RTC_STATE_COLD_RESET_MASK)
-			break;
-		msleep(1);
-	}
+	/* After writing into SOC_GLOBAL_RESET to put device into
+	 * reset and pulling out of reset pcie may not be stable
+	 * for any immediate pcie register access and cause bus error,
+	 * add delay before any pcie access request to fix this issue.
+	 */
+	msleep(20);
 
 	/* Pull Target, including PCIe, out of RESET. */
 	val &= ~1;
 	ath10k_pci_reg_write32(ar, SOC_GLOBAL_RESET_ADDRESS, val);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ATH_PCI_RESET_WAIT_MAX; i++) {
-		if (!(ath10k_pci_reg_read32(ar, RTC_STATE_ADDRESS) &
-					    RTC_STATE_COLD_RESET_MASK))
-			break;
-		msleep(1);
-	}
+	msleep(20);
 
 	ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_BOOT, "boot cold reset complete\n");