diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-ep.c
index 0eda8236c125..9feec720175f 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-ep.c
@@ -639,9 +639,14 @@ static unsigned int dw_pcie_ep_find_ext_capability(struct dw_pcie *pci, int cap)
 int dw_pcie_ep_init_complete(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 {
 	struct dw_pcie *pci = to_dw_pcie_from_ep(ep);
+	struct dw_pcie_ep_func *ep_func;
+	struct device *dev = pci->dev;
+	struct pci_epc *epc = ep->epc;
 	unsigned int offset;
 	unsigned int nbars;
 	u8 hdr_type;
+	u8 func_no;
+	void *addr;
 	u32 reg;
 	int i;
 
@@ -654,6 +659,42 @@ int dw_pcie_ep_init_complete(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	dw_pcie_iatu_detect(pci);
+
+	ep->ib_window_map = devm_kcalloc(dev,
+					 BITS_TO_LONGS(pci->num_ib_windows),
+					 sizeof(long),
+					 GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ep->ib_window_map)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ep->ob_window_map = devm_kcalloc(dev,
+					 BITS_TO_LONGS(pci->num_ob_windows),
+					 sizeof(long),
+					 GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ep->ob_window_map)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	addr = devm_kcalloc(dev, pci->num_ob_windows, sizeof(phys_addr_t),
+			    GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!addr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	ep->outbound_addr = addr;
+
+	for (func_no = 0; func_no < epc->max_functions; func_no++) {
+		ep_func = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*ep_func), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!ep_func)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		ep_func->func_no = func_no;
+		ep_func->msi_cap = dw_pcie_ep_find_capability(ep, func_no,
+							      PCI_CAP_ID_MSI);
+		ep_func->msix_cap = dw_pcie_ep_find_capability(ep, func_no,
+							       PCI_CAP_ID_MSIX);
+
+		list_add_tail(&ep_func->list, &ep->func_list);
+	}
+
 	offset = dw_pcie_ep_find_ext_capability(pci, PCI_EXT_CAP_ID_REBAR);
 
 	dw_pcie_dbi_ro_wr_en(pci);
@@ -677,8 +718,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_pcie_ep_init_complete);
 int dw_pcie_ep_init(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 {
 	int ret;
-	void *addr;
-	u8 func_no;
 	struct resource *res;
 	struct pci_epc *epc;
 	struct dw_pcie *pci = to_dw_pcie_from_ep(ep);
@@ -686,7 +725,6 @@ int dw_pcie_ep_init(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
 	struct device_node *np = dev->of_node;
 	const struct pci_epc_features *epc_features;
-	struct dw_pcie_ep_func *ep_func;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ep->func_list);
 
@@ -708,8 +746,6 @@ int dw_pcie_ep_init(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 		}
 	}
 
-	dw_pcie_iatu_detect(pci);
-
 	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "addr_space");
 	if (!res)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -717,26 +753,6 @@ int dw_pcie_ep_init(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 	ep->phys_base = res->start;
 	ep->addr_size = resource_size(res);
 
-	ep->ib_window_map = devm_kcalloc(dev,
-					 BITS_TO_LONGS(pci->num_ib_windows),
-					 sizeof(long),
-					 GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ep->ib_window_map)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	ep->ob_window_map = devm_kcalloc(dev,
-					 BITS_TO_LONGS(pci->num_ob_windows),
-					 sizeof(long),
-					 GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ep->ob_window_map)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	addr = devm_kcalloc(dev, pci->num_ob_windows, sizeof(phys_addr_t),
-			    GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!addr)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	ep->outbound_addr = addr;
-
 	if (pci->link_gen < 1)
 		pci->link_gen = of_pci_get_max_link_speed(np);
 
@@ -753,20 +769,6 @@ int dw_pcie_ep_init(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		epc->max_functions = 1;
 
-	for (func_no = 0; func_no < epc->max_functions; func_no++) {
-		ep_func = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*ep_func), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!ep_func)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-
-		ep_func->func_no = func_no;
-		ep_func->msi_cap = dw_pcie_ep_find_capability(ep, func_no,
-							      PCI_CAP_ID_MSI);
-		ep_func->msix_cap = dw_pcie_ep_find_capability(ep, func_no,
-							       PCI_CAP_ID_MSIX);
-
-		list_add_tail(&ep_func->list, &ep->func_list);
-	}
-
 	if (ep->ops->ep_init)
 		ep->ops->ep_init(ep);
 
@@ -790,6 +792,14 @@ int dw_pcie_ep_init(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 			return 0;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * NOTE:- Avoid accessing the hardware (Ex:- DBI space) before this
+	 * step as platforms that implement 'core_init_notifier' feature may
+	 * not have the hardware ready (i.e. core initialized) for access
+	 * (Ex: tegra194). Any hardware access on such platforms result
+	 * in system hard hang.
+	 */
+
 	return dw_pcie_ep_init_complete(ep);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_pcie_ep_init);
