diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.c
index 345365ea97c7..55c1c60f7f8f 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.c
@@ -692,9 +692,16 @@ void dw_pcie_disable_atu(struct dw_pcie *pci, u32 dir, int index)
 	dw_pcie_writel_atu(pci, dir, index, PCIE_ATU_REGION_CTRL2, 0);
 }
 
+/**
+ * dw_pcie_wait_for_link - Wait for the PCIe link to be up
+ * @pci: DWC instance
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 if link is up, -ENODEV if device is not found, -ETIMEDOUT if the
+ * link fails to come up for other reasons.
+ */
 int dw_pcie_wait_for_link(struct dw_pcie *pci)
 {
-	u32 offset, val;
+	u32 offset, val, ltssm;
 	int retries;
 
 	/* Check if the link is up or not */
@@ -706,6 +713,17 @@ int dw_pcie_wait_for_link(struct dw_pcie *pci)
 	}
 
 	if (retries >= PCIE_LINK_WAIT_MAX_RETRIES) {
+		/*
+		 * If the link is in Detect.Quiet or Detect.Active state, it
+		 * indicates that no device is detected.
+		 */
+		ltssm = dw_pcie_get_ltssm(pci);
+		if (ltssm == DW_PCIE_LTSSM_DETECT_QUIET ||
+		    ltssm == DW_PCIE_LTSSM_DETECT_ACT) {
+			dev_info(pci->dev, "Device not found\n");
+			return -ENODEV;
+		}
+
 		dev_info(pci->dev, "Phy link never came up\n");
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}