diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c
index 7624c71011c6..d8d27b11b48c 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c
@@ -991,21 +991,24 @@ void pcie_aspm_exit_link_state(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	down_read(&pci_bus_sem);
 	mutex_lock(&aspm_lock);
-	/*
-	 * All PCIe functions are in one slot, remove one function will remove
-	 * the whole slot, so just wait until we are the last function left.
-	 */
-	if (!list_empty(&parent->subordinate->devices))
-		goto out;
 
 	link = parent->link_state;
 	root = link->root;
 	parent_link = link->parent;
 
-	/* All functions are removed, so just disable ASPM for the link */
+	/*
+	 * link->downstream is a pointer to the pci_dev of function 0.  If
+	 * we remove that function, the pci_dev is about to be deallocated,
+	 * so we can't use link->downstream again.  Free the link state to
+	 * avoid this.
+	 *
+	 * If we're removing a non-0 function, it's possible we could
+	 * retain the link state, but PCIe r6.0, sec 7.5.3.7, recommends
+	 * programming the same ASPM Control value for all functions of
+	 * multi-function devices, so disable ASPM for all of them.
+	 */
 	pcie_config_aspm_link(link, 0);
 	list_del(&link->sibling);
-	/* Clock PM is for endpoint device */
 	free_link_state(link);
 
 	/* Recheck latencies and configure upstream links */
@@ -1013,7 +1016,7 @@ void pcie_aspm_exit_link_state(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		pcie_update_aspm_capable(root);
 		pcie_config_aspm_path(parent_link);
 	}
-out:
+
 	mutex_unlock(&aspm_lock);
 	up_read(&pci_bus_sem);
 }