diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
index a36a760ada28af64272a5132a60648c543963bed..29801750f239b247389c7040f6616f9b79d14983 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
@@ -145,9 +145,11 @@ static void atl1c_reset_pcie(struct atl1c_hw *hw, u32 flag)
 	 * Mask some pcie error bits
 	 */
 	pos = pci_find_ext_capability(pdev, PCI_EXT_CAP_ID_ERR);
-	pci_read_config_dword(pdev, pos + PCI_ERR_UNCOR_SEVER, &data);
-	data &= ~(PCI_ERR_UNC_DLP | PCI_ERR_UNC_FCP);
-	pci_write_config_dword(pdev, pos + PCI_ERR_UNCOR_SEVER, data);
+	if (pos) {
+		pci_read_config_dword(pdev, pos + PCI_ERR_UNCOR_SEVER, &data);
+		data &= ~(PCI_ERR_UNC_DLP | PCI_ERR_UNC_FCP);
+		pci_write_config_dword(pdev, pos + PCI_ERR_UNCOR_SEVER, data);
+	}
 	/* clear error status */
 	pcie_capability_write_word(pdev, PCI_EXP_DEVSTA,
 			PCI_EXP_DEVSTA_NFED |