diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
index 702885c53f46..60fadaa1c0bd 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
@@ -664,14 +664,8 @@ int dw_pcie_host_init(struct dw_pcie_rp *pp)
 			goto err_remove_edma;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Note: Skip the link up delay only when a Link Up IRQ is present.
-	 * If there is no Link Up IRQ, we should not bypass the delay
-	 * because that would require users to manually rescan for devices.
-	 */
-	if (!pp->use_linkup_irq)
-		/* Ignore errors, the link may come up later */
-		dw_pcie_wait_for_link(pci);
+	/* Ignore errors, the link may come up later */
+	dw_pcie_wait_for_link(pci);
 
 	ret = pci_host_probe(bridge);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h
index 24bfa5231923..7c56146b95f6 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ struct dw_pcie_rp {
 	bool			use_atu_msg;
 	int			msg_atu_index;
 	struct resource		*msg_res;
-	bool			use_linkup_irq;
 	struct pci_eq_presets	presets;
 	struct pci_config_window *cfg;
 	bool			ecam_enabled;