diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-ep.c
index 2bf5a35c0570..0b9a9b27175c 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-ep.c
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ int dw_pcie_ep_init(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 	int ret;
 	u32 reg;
 	void *addr;
+	u8 hdr_type;
 	unsigned int nbars;
 	unsigned int offset;
 	struct pci_epc *epc;
@@ -595,6 +596,13 @@ int dw_pcie_ep_init(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 	if (ep->ops->ep_init)
 		ep->ops->ep_init(ep);
 
+	hdr_type = dw_pcie_readb_dbi(pci, PCI_HEADER_TYPE);
+	if (hdr_type != PCI_HEADER_TYPE_NORMAL) {
+		dev_err(pci->dev, "PCIe controller is not set to EP mode (hdr_type:0x%x)!\n",
+			hdr_type);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
 	ret = of_property_read_u8(np, "max-functions", &epc->max_functions);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		epc->max_functions = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
index f93252d0da5b..bb275b5e787a 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ int dw_pcie_host_init(struct pcie_port *pp)
 	struct pci_bus *child;
 	struct pci_host_bridge *bridge;
 	struct resource *cfg_res;
+	u32 hdr_type;
 	int ret;
 
 	raw_spin_lock_init(&pci->pp.lock);
@@ -464,6 +465,21 @@ int dw_pcie_host_init(struct pcie_port *pp)
 			goto err_free_msi;
 	}
 
+	ret = dw_pcie_rd_own_conf(pp, PCI_HEADER_TYPE, 1, &hdr_type);
+	if (ret != PCIBIOS_SUCCESSFUL) {
+		dev_err(pci->dev, "Failed reading PCI_HEADER_TYPE cfg space reg (ret: 0x%x)\n",
+			ret);
+		ret = pcibios_err_to_errno(ret);
+		goto err_free_msi;
+	}
+	if (hdr_type != PCI_HEADER_TYPE_BRIDGE) {
+		dev_err(pci->dev,
+			"PCIe controller is not set to bridge type (hdr_type: 0x%x)!\n",
+			hdr_type);
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto err_free_msi;
+	}
+
 	pp->root_bus_nr = pp->busn->start;
 
 	bridge->dev.parent = dev;