diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
index 3dfc7bcf53d8..fc652d15a054 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ static void imx_pcie_assert_core_reset(struct imx_pcie *imx_pcie)
 	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(imx_pcie->reset_gpiod, 1);
 }
 
-static int imx_pcie_deassert_core_reset(struct imx_pcie *imx_pcie)
+static void imx_pcie_deassert_core_reset(struct imx_pcie *imx_pcie)
 {
 	reset_control_deassert(imx_pcie->pciephy_reset);
 
@@ -920,8 +920,6 @@ static int imx_pcie_deassert_core_reset(struct imx_pcie *imx_pcie)
 		/* Wait for 100ms after PERST# deassertion (PCIe r5.0, 6.6.1) */
 		msleep(100);
 	}
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int imx_pcie_wait_for_speed_change(struct imx_pcie *imx_pcie)
@@ -1292,11 +1290,7 @@ static int imx_pcie_host_init(struct dw_pcie_rp *pp)
 	/* Make sure that PCIe LTSSM is cleared */
 	imx_pcie_ltssm_disable(dev);
 
-	ret = imx_pcie_deassert_core_reset(imx_pcie);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(dev, "pcie deassert core reset failed: %d\n", ret);
-		goto err_phy_off;
-	}
+	imx_pcie_deassert_core_reset(imx_pcie);
 
 	if (imx_pcie->drvdata->wait_pll_lock) {
 		ret = imx_pcie->drvdata->wait_pll_lock(imx_pcie);
@@ -1613,9 +1607,7 @@ static int imx_pcie_resume_noirq(struct device *dev)
 		ret = imx_pcie->drvdata->enable_ref_clk(imx_pcie, true);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
-		ret = imx_pcie_deassert_core_reset(imx_pcie);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+		imx_pcie_deassert_core_reset(imx_pcie);
 
 		/*
 		 * Using PCIE_TEST_PD seems to disable MSI and powers down the