diff --git a/drivers/pci/host/pci-dra7xx.c b/drivers/pci/host/pci-dra7xx.c
index 2d57e19a2cd43b02617eaff96046a4b75e36ad4f..e3d15d7875c27aeefda40ded8a49776ee852b04c 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/host/pci-dra7xx.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/host/pci-dra7xx.c
@@ -107,8 +107,7 @@ static int dra7xx_pcie_establish_link(struct pcie_port *pp)
 	dra7xx_pcie_writel(dra7xx, PCIECTRL_DRA7XX_CONF_DEVICE_CMD, reg);
 
 	while (retries--) {
-		reg = dra7xx_pcie_readl(dra7xx,	PCIECTRL_DRA7XX_CONF_PHY_CS);
-		if (reg & LINK_UP)
+		if (dw_pcie_link_up(pp))
 			break;
 		usleep_range(10, 20);
 	}