diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
index 7dc9e33746a65ca8bacf82e0ec98d74f454290fa..a8c1f74a1e367d7ec2d3aa3afcdcb551369f76a2 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
@@ -241,13 +241,20 @@ static int pcie_write_cmd(struct controller *ctrl, u16 cmd, u16 mask)
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static inline int check_link_active(struct controller *ctrl)
+static bool check_link_active(struct controller *ctrl)
 {
-	u16 link_status;
+	bool ret = false;
+	u16 lnk_status;
 
-	if (pciehp_readw(ctrl, PCI_EXP_LNKSTA, &link_status))
-		return 0;
-	return !!(link_status & PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_DLLLA);
+	if (pciehp_readw(ctrl, PCI_EXP_LNKSTA, &lnk_status))
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = !!(lnk_status & PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_DLLLA);
+
+	if (ret)
+		ctrl_dbg(ctrl, "%s: lnk_status = %x\n", __func__, lnk_status);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void pcie_wait_link_active(struct controller *ctrl)