diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence-ep.c
index 4a829ccff7d0..c6eb2db94680 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence-ep.c
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ static void cdns_pcie_ep_assert_intx(struct cdns_pcie_ep *ep, u8 fn,
 				     u8 intx, bool is_asserted)
 {
 	struct cdns_pcie *pcie = &ep->pcie;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 offset;
 	u16 status;
 	u8 msg_code;
@@ -252,11 +253,13 @@ static void cdns_pcie_ep_assert_intx(struct cdns_pcie_ep *ep, u8 fn,
 		msg_code = MSG_CODE_DEASSERT_INTA + intx;
 	}
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ep->lock, flags);
 	status = cdns_pcie_ep_fn_readw(pcie, fn, PCI_STATUS);
 	if (((status & PCI_STATUS_INTERRUPT) != 0) ^ (ep->irq_pending != 0)) {
 		status ^= PCI_STATUS_INTERRUPT;
 		cdns_pcie_ep_fn_writew(pcie, fn, PCI_STATUS, status);
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ep->lock, flags);
 
 	offset = CDNS_PCIE_NORMAL_MSG_ROUTING(MSG_ROUTING_LOCAL) |
 		 CDNS_PCIE_NORMAL_MSG_CODE(msg_code) |
@@ -464,6 +467,7 @@ int cdns_pcie_ep_setup(struct cdns_pcie_ep *ep)
 	ep->irq_pci_addr = CDNS_PCIE_EP_IRQ_PCI_ADDR_NONE;
 	/* Reserve region 0 for IRQs */
 	set_bit(0, &ep->ob_region_map);
+	spin_lock_init(&ep->lock);
 
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence.h b/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence.h
index bc49c22e48a9..a45c11158f49 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence.h
@@ -304,6 +304,9 @@ struct cdns_pcie_rc {
  * @irq_pci_fn: the latest PCI function that has updated the mapping of
  *		the MSI/legacy IRQ dedicated outbound region.
  * @irq_pending: bitmask of asserted legacy IRQs.
+ * @lock: spin lock to disable interrupts while modifying PCIe controller
+ *        registers fields (RMW) accessible by both remote RC and EP to
+ *        minimize time between read and write
  */
 struct cdns_pcie_ep {
 	struct cdns_pcie	pcie;
@@ -315,54 +318,94 @@ struct cdns_pcie_ep {
 	u64			irq_pci_addr;
 	u8			irq_pci_fn;
 	u8			irq_pending;
+	/* protect writing to PCI_STATUS while raising legacy interrupts */
+	spinlock_t		lock;
 };
 
 
 /* Register access */
-static inline void cdns_pcie_writeb(struct cdns_pcie *pcie, u32 reg, u8 value)
+static inline void cdns_pcie_writel(struct cdns_pcie *pcie, u32 reg, u32 value)
 {
-	writeb(value, pcie->reg_base + reg);
+	writel(value, pcie->reg_base + reg);
 }
 
-static inline void cdns_pcie_writew(struct cdns_pcie *pcie, u32 reg, u16 value)
+static inline u32 cdns_pcie_readl(struct cdns_pcie *pcie, u32 reg)
 {
-	writew(value, pcie->reg_base + reg);
+	return readl(pcie->reg_base + reg);
 }
 
-static inline void cdns_pcie_writel(struct cdns_pcie *pcie, u32 reg, u32 value)
+static inline u32 cdns_pcie_read_sz(void __iomem *addr, int size)
 {
-	writel(value, pcie->reg_base + reg);
+	void __iomem *aligned_addr = PTR_ALIGN_DOWN(addr, 0x4);
+	unsigned int offset = (unsigned long)addr & 0x3;
+	u32 val = readl(aligned_addr);
+
+	if (!IS_ALIGNED((uintptr_t)addr, size)) {
+		WARN(1, "Address %p and size %d are not aligned\n", addr, size);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (size > 2)
+		return val;
+
+	return (val >> (8 * offset)) & ((1 << (size * 8)) - 1);
 }
 
-static inline u32 cdns_pcie_readl(struct cdns_pcie *pcie, u32 reg)
+static inline void cdns_pcie_write_sz(void __iomem *addr, int size, u32 value)
 {
-	return readl(pcie->reg_base + reg);
+	void __iomem *aligned_addr = PTR_ALIGN_DOWN(addr, 0x4);
+	unsigned int offset = (unsigned long)addr & 0x3;
+	u32 mask;
+	u32 val;
+
+	if (!IS_ALIGNED((uintptr_t)addr, size)) {
+		WARN(1, "Address %p and size %d are not aligned\n", addr, size);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (size > 2) {
+		writel(value, addr);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	mask = ~(((1 << (size * 8)) - 1) << (offset * 8));
+	val = readl(aligned_addr) & mask;
+	val |= value << (offset * 8);
+	writel(val, aligned_addr);
 }
 
 /* Root Port register access */
 static inline void cdns_pcie_rp_writeb(struct cdns_pcie *pcie,
 				       u32 reg, u8 value)
 {
-	writeb(value, pcie->reg_base + CDNS_PCIE_RP_BASE + reg);
+	void __iomem *addr = pcie->reg_base + CDNS_PCIE_RP_BASE + reg;
+
+	cdns_pcie_write_sz(addr, 0x1, value);
 }
 
 static inline void cdns_pcie_rp_writew(struct cdns_pcie *pcie,
 				       u32 reg, u16 value)
 {
-	writew(value, pcie->reg_base + CDNS_PCIE_RP_BASE + reg);
+	void __iomem *addr = pcie->reg_base + CDNS_PCIE_RP_BASE + reg;
+
+	cdns_pcie_write_sz(addr, 0x2, value);
 }
 
 /* Endpoint Function register access */
 static inline void cdns_pcie_ep_fn_writeb(struct cdns_pcie *pcie, u8 fn,
 					  u32 reg, u8 value)
 {
-	writeb(value, pcie->reg_base + CDNS_PCIE_EP_FUNC_BASE(fn) + reg);
+	void __iomem *addr = pcie->reg_base + CDNS_PCIE_EP_FUNC_BASE(fn) + reg;
+
+	cdns_pcie_write_sz(addr, 0x1, value);
 }
 
 static inline void cdns_pcie_ep_fn_writew(struct cdns_pcie *pcie, u8 fn,
 					  u32 reg, u16 value)
 {
-	writew(value, pcie->reg_base + CDNS_PCIE_EP_FUNC_BASE(fn) + reg);
+	void __iomem *addr = pcie->reg_base + CDNS_PCIE_EP_FUNC_BASE(fn) + reg;
+
+	cdns_pcie_write_sz(addr, 0x2, value);
 }
 
 static inline void cdns_pcie_ep_fn_writel(struct cdns_pcie *pcie, u8 fn,
@@ -371,14 +414,11 @@ static inline void cdns_pcie_ep_fn_writel(struct cdns_pcie *pcie, u8 fn,
 	writel(value, pcie->reg_base + CDNS_PCIE_EP_FUNC_BASE(fn) + reg);
 }
 
-static inline u8 cdns_pcie_ep_fn_readb(struct cdns_pcie *pcie, u8 fn, u32 reg)
-{
-	return readb(pcie->reg_base + CDNS_PCIE_EP_FUNC_BASE(fn) + reg);
-}
-
 static inline u16 cdns_pcie_ep_fn_readw(struct cdns_pcie *pcie, u8 fn, u32 reg)
 {
-	return readw(pcie->reg_base + CDNS_PCIE_EP_FUNC_BASE(fn) + reg);
+	void __iomem *addr = pcie->reg_base + CDNS_PCIE_EP_FUNC_BASE(fn) + reg;
+
+	return cdns_pcie_read_sz(addr, 0x2);
 }
 
 static inline u32 cdns_pcie_ep_fn_readl(struct cdns_pcie *pcie, u8 fn, u32 reg)
