diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-altera.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-altera.c
index 2513e9363236805629aacfe54230da944dba8ffb..a6bdf9aff8330db0862bfc2b9f60055e2a7dfd6a 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-altera.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-altera.c
@@ -510,10 +510,8 @@ static int altera_pcie_cfg_read(struct pci_bus *bus, unsigned int devfn,
 	if (altera_pcie_hide_rc_bar(bus, devfn, where))
 		return PCIBIOS_BAD_REGISTER_NUMBER;
 
-	if (!altera_pcie_valid_device(pcie, bus, PCI_SLOT(devfn))) {
-		*value = 0xffffffff;
+	if (!altera_pcie_valid_device(pcie, bus, PCI_SLOT(devfn)))
 		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
-	}
 
 	return _altera_pcie_cfg_read(pcie, bus->number, devfn, where, size,
 				     value);