diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-aardvark.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-aardvark.c
index c5300d49807a23109bbcf75792ba1f97e7f48c83..1de41d2c9b44231f33ce29498269b3f43ae1e807 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-aardvark.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-aardvark.c
@@ -1026,10 +1026,8 @@ static int advk_pcie_rd_conf(struct pci_bus *bus, u32 devfn,
 	u32 reg;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!advk_pcie_valid_device(pcie, bus, devfn)) {
-		*val = 0xffffffff;
+	if (!advk_pcie_valid_device(pcie, bus, devfn))
 		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
-	}
 
 	if (pci_is_root_bus(bus))
 		return pci_bridge_emul_conf_read(&pcie->bridge, where,