diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-altera.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-altera.c
index 3dbb7adc421c..7e1db267ae34 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-altera.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-altera.c
@@ -1045,8 +1045,10 @@ static void altera_pcie_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct altera_pcie *pcie = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct pci_host_bridge *bridge = pci_host_bridge_from_priv(pcie);
 
+	pci_lock_rescan_remove();
 	pci_stop_root_bus(bridge->bus);
 	pci_remove_root_bus(bridge->bus);
+	pci_unlock_rescan_remove();
 	altera_pcie_irq_teardown(pcie);
 }