diff --git a/drivers/pci/pwrctrl/core.c b/drivers/pci/pwrctrl/core.c
index 10d817aefb09..c14df117ece3 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pwrctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pwrctrl/core.c
@@ -388,6 +388,9 @@ static void pci_pwrctrl_destroy_device(struct device_node *np)
 	for_each_available_child_of_node_scoped(np, child)
 		pci_pwrctrl_destroy_device(child);
 
+	if (!pci_pwrctrl_is_required(np))
+		return;
+
 	pdev = of_find_device_by_node(np);
 	if (!pdev)
 		return;