diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 098c84955a1100c075fe3f587581df2e8568d69a..7e331254e9c9b796f3ad61c9e4849526ae4590fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -246,11 +246,19 @@ static inline bool ixgbe_pcie_from_parent(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 static void ixgbe_check_minimum_link(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 				     int expected_gts)
 {
+	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = &adapter->hw;
 	int max_gts = 0;
 	enum pci_bus_speed speed = PCI_SPEED_UNKNOWN;
 	enum pcie_link_width width = PCIE_LNK_WIDTH_UNKNOWN;
 	struct pci_dev *pdev;
 
+	/* Some devices are not connected over PCIe and thus do not negotiate
+	 * speed. These devices do not have valid bus info, and thus any report
+	 * we generate may not be correct.
+	 */
+	if (hw->bus.type == ixgbe_bus_type_internal)
+		return;
+
 	/* determine whether to use the parent device */
 	if (ixgbe_pcie_from_parent(&adapter->hw))
 		pdev = adapter->pdev->bus->parent->self;
@@ -8837,9 +8845,10 @@ static int ixgbe_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	hw->eeprom.ops.read(hw, 0x2d, &adapter->eeprom_verl);
 
 	/* pick up the PCI bus settings for reporting later */
-	hw->mac.ops.get_bus_info(hw);
 	if (ixgbe_pcie_from_parent(hw))
 		ixgbe_get_parent_bus_info(adapter);
+	else
+		 hw->mac.ops.get_bus_info(hw);
 
 	/* calculate the expected PCIe bandwidth required for optimal
 	 * performance. Note that some older parts will never have enough
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
index 19271e5d20106a1285f5e54a63e741ae43289f28..37df15f9ebc811136acb9a2b3d4e0d6b26bd18e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
@@ -3067,6 +3067,7 @@ enum ixgbe_bus_type {
 	ixgbe_bus_type_pci,
 	ixgbe_bus_type_pcix,
 	ixgbe_bus_type_pci_express,
+	ixgbe_bus_type_internal,
 	ixgbe_bus_type_reserved
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
index dce39be28d5fda65851c502add926491597dc691..96f603f435eeded8e6474c6198fbea27acd8832c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_x550.c
@@ -620,6 +620,7 @@ static s32 ixgbe_update_flash_X550(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
  **/
 static s32 ixgbe_get_bus_info_X550em(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 {
+	hw->bus.type  = ixgbe_bus_type_internal;
 	hw->bus.width = ixgbe_bus_width_unknown;
 	hw->bus.speed = ixgbe_bus_speed_unknown;