diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
index 939c2f78df5833cc1d203deabe311568dc7ff88c..26bdbe3ff7cfeb28b67228f4f5b4e9eeef49d7c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
@@ -675,13 +675,10 @@ static void iwl_set_pwr_vmain(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 static u16 iwl_pciexp_link_ctrl(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 {
 	struct iwl_trans_pcie *trans_pcie = IWL_TRANS_GET_PCIE_TRANS(trans);
-	int pos;
 	u16 pci_lnk_ctl;
 
-	struct pci_dev *pci_dev = trans_pcie->pci_dev;
-
-	pos = pci_pcie_cap(pci_dev);
-	pci_read_config_word(pci_dev, pos + PCI_EXP_LNKCTL, &pci_lnk_ctl);
+	pcie_capability_read_word(trans_pcie->pci_dev, PCI_EXP_LNKCTL,
+				  &pci_lnk_ctl);
 	return pci_lnk_ctl;
 }