diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-mvebu.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-mvebu.c
index 9ea2f6a7c2b0..1e90ab888075 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-mvebu.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-mvebu.c
@@ -294,11 +294,29 @@ static void mvebu_pcie_setup_hw(struct mvebu_pcie_port *port)
 	mvebu_writel(port, mask, PCIE_MASK_OFF);
 }
 
-static int mvebu_pcie_hw_rd_conf(struct mvebu_pcie_port *port,
-				 struct pci_bus *bus,
-				 u32 devfn, int where, int size, u32 *val)
+static struct mvebu_pcie_port *mvebu_pcie_find_port(struct mvebu_pcie *pcie,
+						    struct pci_bus *bus,
+						    int devfn);
+
+static int mvebu_pcie_child_rd_conf(struct pci_bus *bus, u32 devfn, int where,
+				    int size, u32 *val)
 {
-	void __iomem *conf_data = port->base + PCIE_CONF_DATA_OFF;
+	struct mvebu_pcie *pcie = bus->sysdata;
+	struct mvebu_pcie_port *port;
+	void __iomem *conf_data;
+
+	port = mvebu_pcie_find_port(pcie, bus, devfn);
+	if (!port) {
+		*val = 0xffffffff;
+		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
+	}
+
+	if (!mvebu_pcie_link_up(port)) {
+		*val = 0xffffffff;
+		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
+	}
+
+	conf_data = port->base + PCIE_CONF_DATA_OFF;
 
 	mvebu_writel(port, PCIE_CONF_ADDR(bus->number, devfn, where),
 		     PCIE_CONF_ADDR_OFF);
@@ -321,11 +339,21 @@ static int mvebu_pcie_hw_rd_conf(struct mvebu_pcie_port *port,
 	return PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL;
 }
 
-static int mvebu_pcie_hw_wr_conf(struct mvebu_pcie_port *port,
-				 struct pci_bus *bus,
-				 u32 devfn, int where, int size, u32 val)
+static int mvebu_pcie_child_wr_conf(struct pci_bus *bus, u32 devfn,
+				    int where, int size, u32 val)
 {
-	void __iomem *conf_data = port->base + PCIE_CONF_DATA_OFF;
+	struct mvebu_pcie *pcie = bus->sysdata;
+	struct mvebu_pcie_port *port;
+	void __iomem *conf_data;
+
+	port = mvebu_pcie_find_port(pcie, bus, devfn);
+	if (!port)
+		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
+
+	if (!mvebu_pcie_link_up(port))
+		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
+
+	conf_data = port->base + PCIE_CONF_DATA_OFF;
 
 	mvebu_writel(port, PCIE_CONF_ADDR(bus->number, devfn, where),
 		     PCIE_CONF_ADDR_OFF);
@@ -347,6 +375,11 @@ static int mvebu_pcie_hw_wr_conf(struct mvebu_pcie_port *port,
 	return PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL;
 }
 
+static struct pci_ops mvebu_pcie_child_ops = {
+	.read = mvebu_pcie_child_rd_conf,
+	.write = mvebu_pcie_child_wr_conf,
+};
+
 /*
  * Remove windows, starting from the largest ones to the smallest
  * ones.
@@ -862,25 +895,12 @@ static int mvebu_pcie_wr_conf(struct pci_bus *bus, u32 devfn,
 {
 	struct mvebu_pcie *pcie = bus->sysdata;
 	struct mvebu_pcie_port *port;
-	int ret;
 
 	port = mvebu_pcie_find_port(pcie, bus, devfn);
 	if (!port)
 		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
 
-	/* Access the emulated PCI-to-PCI bridge */
-	if (bus->number == 0)
-		return pci_bridge_emul_conf_write(&port->bridge, where,
-						  size, val);
-
-	if (!mvebu_pcie_link_up(port))
-		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
-
-	/* Access the real PCIe interface */
-	ret = mvebu_pcie_hw_wr_conf(port, bus, devfn,
-				    where, size, val);
-
-	return ret;
+	return pci_bridge_emul_conf_write(&port->bridge, where, size, val);
 }
 
 /* PCI configuration space read function */
@@ -889,7 +909,6 @@ static int mvebu_pcie_rd_conf(struct pci_bus *bus, u32 devfn, int where,
 {
 	struct mvebu_pcie *pcie = bus->sysdata;
 	struct mvebu_pcie_port *port;
-	int ret;
 
 	port = mvebu_pcie_find_port(pcie, bus, devfn);
 	if (!port) {
@@ -897,21 +916,7 @@ static int mvebu_pcie_rd_conf(struct pci_bus *bus, u32 devfn, int where,
 		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
 	}
 
-	/* Access the emulated PCI-to-PCI bridge */
-	if (bus->number == 0)
-		return pci_bridge_emul_conf_read(&port->bridge, where,
-						 size, val);
-
-	if (!mvebu_pcie_link_up(port)) {
-		*val = 0xffffffff;
-		return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
-	}
-
-	/* Access the real PCIe interface */
-	ret = mvebu_pcie_hw_rd_conf(port, bus, devfn,
-				    where, size, val);
-
-	return ret;
+	return pci_bridge_emul_conf_read(&port->bridge, where, size, val);
 }
 
 static struct pci_ops mvebu_pcie_ops = {
@@ -1421,6 +1426,7 @@ static int mvebu_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	bridge->sysdata = pcie;
 	bridge->ops = &mvebu_pcie_ops;
+	bridge->child_ops = &mvebu_pcie_child_ops;
 	bridge->align_resource = mvebu_pcie_align_resource;
 	bridge->map_irq = mvebu_pcie_map_irq;
 
