diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
index 98e1db751132..f55a68f60eea 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
@@ -1318,6 +1318,18 @@ static void imx_pcie_assert_perst(struct imx_pcie *imx_pcie, bool assert)
 	}
 }
 
+static bool imx_pcie_perst_found(struct pci_host_bridge *bridge)
+{
+	struct pci_host_port *port;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(port, &bridge->ports, list) {
+		if (!list_empty(&port->perst))
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int imx_pcie_host_init(struct dw_pcie_rp *pp)
 {
 	struct dw_pcie *pci = to_dw_pcie_from_pp(pp);
@@ -1330,15 +1342,12 @@ static int imx_pcie_host_init(struct dw_pcie_rp *pp)
 		/* Parse Root Port nodes if present */
 		ret = pci_host_common_parse_ports(dev, bridge);
 		if (ret) {
-			if (ret != -ENODEV) {
-				dev_err(dev, "Failed to parse Root Port nodes: %d\n", ret);
-				return ret;
-			}
+			dev_err(dev, "Failed to parse Root Port nodes: %d\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
 
-			/*
-			 * Fall back to legacy binding for DT backwards
-			 * compatibility
-			 */
+		/* Fall back to legacy binding for DT backwards compatibility */
+		if (!imx_pcie_perst_found(bridge)) {
 			ret = imx_pcie_parse_legacy_binding(imx_pcie);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-host-common.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-host-common.c
index 2ce6f4b66133..da6636505c74 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-host-common.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-host-common.c
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ static int pci_host_common_parse_perst(struct device *dev,
  * dependencies and the driver may fail to operate if required resources
  * are missing.
  *
- * Return: 0 on success, -ENODEV if PERST# found in RC node (legacy binding
- * should be used), Other negative error codes on failure.
+ * Return: 0 on success, negative error codes on failure.
  */
 static int pci_host_common_parse_port(struct device *dev,
 				      struct pci_host_bridge *bridge,
@@ -128,22 +127,6 @@ static int pci_host_common_parse_port(struct device *dev,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	/*
-	 * 1. PERST# found in RP or its child nodes - list is not empty,
-	 *    continue
-	 *
-	 * 2. PERST# not found in RP/children, but found in RC node -
-	 *    return -ENODEV to fallback legacy binding
-	 *
-	 * 3. PERST# not found anywhere - list is empty, continue (optional
-	 *    PERST#)
-	 */
-	if (list_empty(&port->perst)) {
-		if (of_property_present(dev->of_node, "reset-gpios") ||
-		    of_property_present(dev->of_node, "reset-gpio"))
-			return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&port->list);
 	list_add_tail(&port->list, &bridge->ports);
 
@@ -158,13 +141,11 @@ static int pci_host_common_parse_port(struct device *dev,
  * Iterate through child nodes of the host bridge and parse Root Port
  * properties (currently only reset GPIOs).
  *
- * Return: 0 on success, -ENODEV if no ports found or PERST# found in RC
- * node (legacy binding should be used), Other negative error codes on
- * failure.
+ * Return: 0 on success or ports not found, negative error codes on failure.
  */
 int pci_host_common_parse_ports(struct device *dev, struct pci_host_bridge *bridge)
 {
-	int ret = -ENODEV;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	for_each_available_child_of_node_scoped(dev->of_node, of_port) {
 		if (!of_node_is_type(of_port, "pci"))
@@ -174,8 +155,8 @@ int pci_host_common_parse_ports(struct device *dev, struct pci_host_bridge *brid
 			goto err_cleanup;
 	}
 
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	if (list_empty(&bridge->ports))
+		return 0;
 
 	return devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, pci_host_common_delete_ports,
 					&bridge->ports);