diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c
index ff41e44e56ee39b9ccf0b5211472bc1c6f5d0f36..61e8cb23e98b1236b524756078ff80d72036419d 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c
@@ -253,13 +253,9 @@ void pci_aer_clear_device_status(struct pci_dev *dev)
 
 int pci_aer_clear_nonfatal_status(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
-	int pos;
+	int pos = dev->aer_cap;
 	u32 status, sev;
 
-	pos = dev->aer_cap;
-	if (!pos)
-		return -EIO;
-
 	if (!pcie_aer_is_native(dev))
 		return -EIO;
 
@@ -276,13 +272,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_aer_clear_nonfatal_status);
 
 void pci_aer_clear_fatal_status(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
-	int pos;
+	int pos = dev->aer_cap;
 	u32 status, sev;
 
-	pos = dev->aer_cap;
-	if (!pos)
-		return;
-
 	if (!pcie_aer_is_native(dev))
 		return;