diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh.c
index 6cedbc002e0ffb3a2f4449b73d1388336cb2a327..3d9f5c1113aad2836136813e347a8e3bde82ed71 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh.c
@@ -367,6 +367,14 @@ int eeh_dn_check_failure(struct device_node *dn, struct pci_dev *dev)
 		goto dn_unlock;
 	}
 
+	/* Note that config-io to empty slots may fail;
+	 * they are empty when they don't have children. */
+	if ((rets[0] == 5) && (dn->child == NULL)) {
+		false_positives++;
+		rc = 0;
+		goto dn_unlock;
+	}
+
 	/* If EEH is not supported on this device, punt. */
 	if (rets[1] != 1) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "EEH: event on unsupported device, rc=%d dn=%s\n",
@@ -383,14 +391,6 @@ int eeh_dn_check_failure(struct device_node *dn, struct pci_dev *dev)
 		goto dn_unlock;
 	}
 
-	/* Note that config-io to empty slots may fail;
-	 * we recognize empty because they don't have children. */
-	if ((rets[0] == 5) && (dn->child == NULL)) {
-		false_positives++;
-		rc = 0;
-		goto dn_unlock;
-	}
-
 	slot_resets++;
  
 	/* Avoid repeated reports of this failure, including problems