diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c
index 9e0bed07e8afd3a9ebcca6e197e43c262d8eb201..a0a00ecf6dd8eb97df748d5b904b0eb9b946417c 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include <linux/aer.h>
 #include "pci.h"
 
+DEFINE_MUTEX(pci_slot_mutex);
+
 const char *pci_power_names[] = {
 	"error", "D0", "D1", "D2", "D3hot", "D3cold", "unknown",
 };
@@ -5194,6 +5196,41 @@ static int pci_bus_reset(struct pci_bus *bus, int probe)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * pci_bus_error_reset - reset the bridge's subordinate bus
+ * @bridge: The parent device that connects to the bus to reset
+ *
+ * This function will first try to reset the slots on this bus if the method is
+ * available. If slot reset fails or is not available, this will fall back to a
+ * secondary bus reset.
+ */
+int pci_bus_error_reset(struct pci_dev *bridge)
+{
+	struct pci_bus *bus = bridge->subordinate;
+	struct pci_slot *slot;
+
+	if (!bus)
+		return -ENOTTY;
+
+	mutex_lock(&pci_slot_mutex);
+	if (list_empty(&bus->slots))
+		goto bus_reset;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(slot, &bus->slots, list)
+		if (pci_probe_reset_slot(slot))
+			goto bus_reset;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(slot, &bus->slots, list)
+		if (pci_slot_reset(slot, 0))
+			goto bus_reset;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&pci_slot_mutex);
+	return 0;
+bus_reset:
+	mutex_unlock(&pci_slot_mutex);
+	return pci_bus_reset(bridge->subordinate, 0);
+}
+
 /**
  * pci_probe_reset_bus - probe whether a PCI bus can be reset
  * @bus: PCI bus to probe
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.h b/drivers/pci/pci.h
index bca3fe3f835823367f4f03e9eb354b12487b9a64..6f82c384e7cc2ee193900b395616b5bd7f25979e 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ int pci_mmap_fits(struct pci_dev *pdev, int resno, struct vm_area_struct *vmai,
 
 int pci_probe_reset_function(struct pci_dev *dev);
 int pci_bridge_secondary_bus_reset(struct pci_dev *dev);
+int pci_bus_error_reset(struct pci_dev *dev);
 
 /**
  * struct pci_platform_pm_ops - Firmware PM callbacks
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ static inline void pci_remove_legacy_files(struct pci_bus *bus) { return; }
 
 /* Lock for read/write access to pci device and bus lists */
 extern struct rw_semaphore pci_bus_sem;
+extern struct mutex pci_slot_mutex;
 
 extern raw_spinlock_t pci_lock;
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c
index 5c3ea7254c6aee26c701f82f4e9b8642531ff450..1563e22600ecab220306d7d616b093b9ef9b7355 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c
@@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@ static pci_ers_result_t aer_root_reset(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	reg32 &= ~ROOT_PORT_INTR_ON_MESG_MASK;
 	pci_write_config_dword(dev, pos + PCI_ERR_ROOT_COMMAND, reg32);
 
-	rc = pci_bridge_secondary_bus_reset(dev);
+	rc = pci_bus_error_reset(dev);
 	pci_printk(KERN_DEBUG, dev, "Root Port link has been reset\n");
 
 	/* Clear Root Error Status */
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/err.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/err.c
index 36a3b888370a0eb469fb2e24b6d054acc248f7a8..2c3b5bd59b18f7edbc1c3dcd180388b43b9bb06a 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/err.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/err.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static pci_ers_result_t default_reset_link(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = pci_bridge_secondary_bus_reset(dev);
+	rc = pci_bus_error_reset(dev);
 	pci_printk(KERN_DEBUG, dev, "downstream link has been reset\n");
 	return rc ? PCI_ERS_RESULT_DISCONNECT : PCI_ERS_RESULT_RECOVERED;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/pci/slot.c b/drivers/pci/slot.c
index e634229ece8957607b881e4f1e93c6b7028c85fe..a32897f83ee517312a0d48a8e9449ea68c15687d 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/slot.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/slot.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 struct kset *pci_slots_kset;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_slots_kset);
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(pci_slot_mutex);
 
 static ssize_t pci_slot_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 					struct attribute *attr, char *buf)