diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
index 06722259d2e3..f5a38e6fd8d7 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
@@ -587,6 +587,12 @@ int dw_pcie_host_init(struct dw_pcie_rp *pp)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (pci_msi_enabled()) {
+		pp->use_imsi_rx = !(pp->ops->msi_init ||
+				    of_property_present(np, "msi-parent") ||
+				    of_property_present(np, "msi-map"));
+	}
+
 	if (pp->ops->init) {
 		ret = pp->ops->init(pp);
 		if (ret)
@@ -594,10 +600,6 @@ int dw_pcie_host_init(struct dw_pcie_rp *pp)
 	}
 
 	if (pci_msi_enabled()) {
-		pp->use_imsi_rx = !(pp->ops->msi_init ||
-				     of_property_present(np, "msi-parent") ||
-				     of_property_present(np, "msi-map"));
-
 		/*
 		 * For the use_imsi_rx case the default assignment is handled
 		 * in the dw_pcie_msi_host_init().