diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-msm.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-msm.c
index 894bc63ca413..8ef03eda6b11 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-msm.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-msm.c
@@ -1378,6 +1378,9 @@ static void msm_pcie_rumi_init(struct msm_pcie_dev_t *pcie_dev)
 
 	PCIE_DBG(pcie_dev, "PCIe: RC%d: enter.\n", pcie_dev->rc_idx);
 
+	/* configure PCIe to RC mode */
+	msm_pcie_write_reg(pcie_dev->rumi, 0x54, 0x7c70);
+
 	val = readl_relaxed(pcie_dev->rumi + phy_ctrl_offs) | 0x1000;
 	msm_pcie_write_reg(pcie_dev->rumi, phy_ctrl_offs, val);
 	usleep_range(10000, 10001);