diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/ppc4xx_pci.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/ppc4xx_pci.c
index b4a54c52e8805cac1fb32af31d85d0168ff41bda..76886cf0e6dc305b17ee1a4d6e1585b6cdc9f5ad 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/ppc4xx_pci.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/ppc4xx_pci.c
@@ -1634,6 +1634,15 @@ static void __init ppc4xx_probe_pciex_bridge(struct device_node *np)
 	}
 	port = &ppc4xx_pciex_ports[portno];
 	port->index = portno;
+
+	/*
+	 * Check if device is enabled
+	 */
+	if (!of_device_is_available(np)) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "PCIE%d: Port disabled via device-tree\n", port->index);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	port->node = of_node_get(np);
 	pval = of_get_property(np, "sdr-base", NULL);
 	if (pval == NULL) {