diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/Kconfig b/drivers/pci/controller/Kconfig
index 0c307f804c8d..27b29b3f34e8 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/Kconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ config PCI_AARDVARK
 	depends on (ARCH_MVEBU && ARM64) || COMPILE_TEST
 	depends on OF
 	depends on PCI_MSI_IRQ_DOMAIN
+	select PCI_SW_BRIDGE
 	help
 	 Add support for Aardvark 64bit PCIe Host Controller. This
 	 controller is part of the South Bridge of the Marvel Armada
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-aardvark.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-aardvark.c
index d3172d5d3d35..486c41721c89 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-aardvark.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-aardvark.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/irqdomain.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
+#include <linux/pci-sw-bridge.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
@@ -22,10 +23,13 @@
 #include "../pci.h"
 
 /* PCIe core registers */
+#define PCIE_CORE_DEV_ID_REG					0x0
 #define PCIE_CORE_CMD_STATUS_REG				0x4
 #define     PCIE_CORE_CMD_IO_ACCESS_EN				BIT(0)
 #define     PCIE_CORE_CMD_MEM_ACCESS_EN				BIT(1)
 #define     PCIE_CORE_CMD_MEM_IO_REQ_EN				BIT(2)
+#define PCIE_CORE_DEV_REV_REG					0x8
+#define PCIE_CORE_PCIEXP_CAP					0xc0
 #define PCIE_CORE_DEV_CTRL_STATS_REG				0xc8
 #define     PCIE_CORE_DEV_CTRL_STATS_RELAX_ORDER_DISABLE	(0 << 4)
 #define     PCIE_CORE_DEV_CTRL_STATS_MAX_PAYLOAD_SZ_SHIFT	5
@@ -41,7 +45,10 @@
 #define     PCIE_CORE_ERR_CAPCTL_ECRC_CHK_TX_EN			BIT(6)
 #define     PCIE_CORE_ERR_CAPCTL_ECRC_CHCK			BIT(7)
 #define     PCIE_CORE_ERR_CAPCTL_ECRC_CHCK_RCV			BIT(8)
-
+#define     PCIE_CORE_INT_A_ASSERT_ENABLE			1
+#define     PCIE_CORE_INT_B_ASSERT_ENABLE			2
+#define     PCIE_CORE_INT_C_ASSERT_ENABLE			3
+#define     PCIE_CORE_INT_D_ASSERT_ENABLE			4
 /* PIO registers base address and register offsets */
 #define PIO_BASE_ADDR				0x4000
 #define PIO_CTRL				(PIO_BASE_ADDR + 0x0)
@@ -93,7 +100,9 @@
 #define     PCIE_CORE_CTRL2_STRICT_ORDER_ENABLE	BIT(5)
 #define     PCIE_CORE_CTRL2_OB_WIN_ENABLE	BIT(6)
 #define     PCIE_CORE_CTRL2_MSI_ENABLE		BIT(10)
+#define PCIE_MSG_LOG_REG			(CONTROL_BASE_ADDR + 0x30)
 #define PCIE_ISR0_REG				(CONTROL_BASE_ADDR + 0x40)
+#define PCIE_MSG_PM_PME_MASK			BIT(7)
 #define PCIE_ISR0_MASK_REG			(CONTROL_BASE_ADDR + 0x44)
 #define     PCIE_ISR0_MSI_INT_PENDING		BIT(24)
 #define     PCIE_ISR0_INTX_ASSERT(val)		BIT(16 + (val))
@@ -207,6 +216,7 @@ struct advk_pcie {
 	struct mutex msi_used_lock;
 	u16 msi_msg;
 	int root_bus_nr;
+	struct pci_sw_bridge bridge;
 };
 
 static inline void advk_writel(struct advk_pcie *pcie, u32 val, u64 reg)
@@ -433,6 +443,101 @@ static int advk_pcie_wait_pio(struct advk_pcie *pcie)
 	return -ETIMEDOUT;
 }
 
+static pci_sw_bridge_read_status_t
+advk_pci_sw_bridge_pcie_read(struct pci_sw_bridge *bridge,
+			     int reg, u32 *value)
+{
+	struct advk_pcie *pcie = bridge->data;
+
+	switch (reg) {
+	case PCI_EXP_SLTCTL:
+		*value = PCI_EXP_SLTSTA_PDS << 16;
+		return PCI_SW_BRIDGE_HANDLED;
+
+	case PCI_EXP_RTCTL:
+		*value = (advk_readl(pcie, PCIE_ISR0_MASK_REG) & PCIE_MSG_PM_PME_MASK) ?
+			PCI_EXP_RTCTL_PMEIE : 0;
+		return PCI_SW_BRIDGE_HANDLED;
+
+	case PCI_EXP_RTSTA:
+		*value = (advk_readl(pcie, PCIE_ISR0_REG) & PCIE_MSG_PM_PME_MASK) << 16 |
+			(advk_readl(pcie, PCIE_MSG_LOG_REG) >> 16);
+		return PCI_SW_BRIDGE_HANDLED;
+
+	case PCI_CAP_LIST_ID:
+	case PCI_EXP_DEVCAP:
+	case PCI_EXP_DEVCTL:
+	case PCI_EXP_LNKCAP:
+	case PCI_EXP_LNKCTL:
+		*value = advk_readl(pcie, PCIE_CORE_PCIEXP_CAP + reg);
+		return PCI_SW_BRIDGE_HANDLED;
+	default:
+		return PCI_SW_BRIDGE_NOT_HANDLED;
+	}
+
+}
+
+static void advk_pci_sw_bridge_pcie_write(struct pci_sw_bridge *bridge,
+					  int reg, u32 old, u32 new, u32 mask)
+{
+	struct advk_pcie *pcie = bridge->data;
+
+	switch (reg) {
+	case PCI_EXP_DEVCTL:
+	case PCI_EXP_LNKCTL:
+		advk_writel(pcie, new, PCIE_CORE_PCIEXP_CAP + reg);
+		break;
+
+	case PCI_EXP_RTCTL:
+		new = (new & PCI_EXP_RTCTL_PMEIE) << 3;
+		advk_writel(pcie, new, PCIE_ISR0_MASK_REG);
+		break;
+
+	case PCI_EXP_RTSTA:
+		new = (new & PCI_EXP_RTSTA_PME) >> 9;
+		advk_writel(pcie, new, PCIE_ISR0_REG);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+struct pci_sw_bridge_ops advk_pci_sw_bridge_ops = {
+	.read_pcie = advk_pci_sw_bridge_pcie_read,
+	.write_pcie = advk_pci_sw_bridge_pcie_write,
+};
+
+/*
+ * Initialize the configuration space of the PCI-to-PCI bridge
+ * associated with the given PCIe interface.
+ */
+static void advk_sw_pci_bridge_init(struct advk_pcie *pcie)
+{
+	struct pci_sw_bridge *bridge = &pcie->bridge;
+
+	bridge->conf.vendor = advk_readl(pcie, PCIE_CORE_DEV_ID_REG) & 0xffff;
+	bridge->conf.device = advk_readl(pcie, PCIE_CORE_DEV_ID_REG) >> 16;
+	bridge->conf.revision = advk_readl(pcie, PCIE_CORE_DEV_REV_REG) & 0xff;
+
+	/* Support 32 bits I/O addressing */
+	bridge->conf.iobase = PCI_IO_RANGE_TYPE_32;
+	bridge->conf.iolimit = PCI_IO_RANGE_TYPE_32;
+
+	/* Support 64 bits memory pref */
+	bridge->conf.pref_mem_base = PCI_PREF_RANGE_TYPE_64;
+	bridge->conf.pref_mem_limit = PCI_PREF_RANGE_TYPE_64;
+
+	/* Support interrupt A for MSI feature */
+	bridge->conf.intpin = PCIE_CORE_INT_A_ASSERT_ENABLE;
+
+	bridge->has_pcie = true;
+	bridge->data = pcie;
+	bridge->ops = &advk_pci_sw_bridge_ops;
+
+	pci_sw_bridge_init(bridge);
+}
+
 static int advk_pcie_rd_conf(struct pci_bus *bus, u32 devfn,
 			     int where, int size, u32 *val)
 {
@@ -445,6 +550,9 @@ static int advk_pcie_rd_conf(struct pci_bus *bus, u32 devfn,
 		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
 	}
 
+	if (bus->number == pcie->root_bus_nr)
+		return pci_sw_bridge_read(&pcie->bridge, where, size, val);
+
 	/* Start PIO */
 	advk_writel(pcie, 0, PIO_START);
 	advk_writel(pcie, 1, PIO_ISR);
@@ -452,7 +560,7 @@ static int advk_pcie_rd_conf(struct pci_bus *bus, u32 devfn,
 	/* Program the control register */
 	reg = advk_readl(pcie, PIO_CTRL);
 	reg &= ~PIO_CTRL_TYPE_MASK;
-	if (bus->number ==  pcie->root_bus_nr)
+	if (bus->primary ==  pcie->root_bus_nr)
 		reg |= PCIE_CONFIG_RD_TYPE0;
 	else
 		reg |= PCIE_CONFIG_RD_TYPE1;
@@ -497,6 +605,9 @@ static int advk_pcie_wr_conf(struct pci_bus *bus, u32 devfn,
 	if ((bus->number == pcie->root_bus_nr) && PCI_SLOT(devfn) != 0)
 		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
 
+	if (bus->number == pcie->root_bus_nr)
+		return pci_sw_bridge_write(&pcie->bridge, where, size, val);
+
 	if (where % size)
 		return PCIBIOS_SET_FAILED;
 
@@ -507,7 +618,7 @@ static int advk_pcie_wr_conf(struct pci_bus *bus, u32 devfn,
 	/* Program the control register */
 	reg = advk_readl(pcie, PIO_CTRL);
 	reg &= ~PIO_CTRL_TYPE_MASK;
-	if (bus->number == pcie->root_bus_nr)
+	if (bus->primary == pcie->root_bus_nr)
 		reg |= PCIE_CONFIG_WR_TYPE0;
 	else
 		reg |= PCIE_CONFIG_WR_TYPE1;
@@ -922,6 +1033,8 @@ static int advk_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	advk_pcie_setup_hw(pcie);
 
+	advk_sw_pci_bridge_init(pcie);
+
 	ret = advk_pcie_init_irq_domain(pcie);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize irq\n");
