diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-ioda.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-ioda.c
index 393d32401f4f6a1db218f896b7de7c8f18636280..e820973166025764b6658f05bdf2d3334a8fdea0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-ioda.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-ioda.c
@@ -141,16 +141,14 @@ static void pnv_ioda_reserve_pe(struct pnv_phb *phb, int pe_no)
 
 static struct pnv_ioda_pe *pnv_ioda_alloc_pe(struct pnv_phb *phb)
 {
-	unsigned long pe;
+	unsigned long pe = phb->ioda.total_pe_num - 1;
 
-	do {
-		pe = find_next_zero_bit(phb->ioda.pe_alloc,
-					phb->ioda.total_pe_num, 0);
-		if (pe >= phb->ioda.total_pe_num)
-			return NULL;
-	} while(test_and_set_bit(pe, phb->ioda.pe_alloc));
+	for (pe = phb->ioda.total_pe_num - 1; pe >= 0; pe--) {
+		if (!test_and_set_bit(pe, phb->ioda.pe_alloc))
+			return pnv_ioda_init_pe(phb, pe);
+	}
 
-	return pnv_ioda_init_pe(phb, pe);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static void pnv_ioda_free_pe(struct pnv_ioda_pe *pe)