diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-keystone.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-keystone.c
index 9cf14f13798b..784385ae6074 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-keystone.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-keystone.c
@@ -272,14 +272,6 @@ static void ks_pcie_handle_legacy_irq(struct keystone_pcie *ks_pcie,
 	ks_pcie_app_writel(ks_pcie, IRQ_EOI, offset);
 }
 
-/*
- * Dummy function so that DW core doesn't configure MSI
- */
-static int ks_pcie_am654_msi_host_init(struct pcie_port *pp)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void ks_pcie_enable_error_irq(struct keystone_pcie *ks_pcie)
 {
 	ks_pcie_app_writel(ks_pcie, ERR_IRQ_ENABLE_SET, ERR_IRQ_ALL);
@@ -854,7 +846,6 @@ static const struct dw_pcie_host_ops ks_pcie_host_ops = {
 
 static const struct dw_pcie_host_ops ks_pcie_am654_host_ops = {
 	.host_init = ks_pcie_host_init,
-	.msi_host_init = ks_pcie_am654_msi_host_init,
 };
 
 static irqreturn_t ks_pcie_err_irq_handler(int irq, void *priv)
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-layerscape.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-layerscape.c
index 53e56d54c482..0d84986c4c16 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-layerscape.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-layerscape.c
@@ -168,37 +168,12 @@ static int ls1021_pcie_host_init(struct pcie_port *pp)
 	return ls_pcie_host_init(pp);
 }
 
-static int ls_pcie_msi_host_init(struct pcie_port *pp)
-{
-	struct dw_pcie *pci = to_dw_pcie_from_pp(pp);
-	struct device *dev = pci->dev;
-	struct device_node *np = dev->of_node;
-	struct device_node *msi_node;
-
-	/*
-	 * The MSI domain is set by the generic of_msi_configure().  This
-	 * .msi_host_init() function keeps us from doing the default MSI
-	 * domain setup in dw_pcie_host_init() and also enforces the
-	 * requirement that "msi-parent" exists.
-	 */
-	msi_node = of_parse_phandle(np, "msi-parent", 0);
-	if (!msi_node) {
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to find msi-parent\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	of_node_put(msi_node);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static const struct dw_pcie_host_ops ls1021_pcie_host_ops = {
 	.host_init = ls1021_pcie_host_init,
-	.msi_host_init = ls_pcie_msi_host_init,
 };
 
 static const struct dw_pcie_host_ops ls_pcie_host_ops = {
 	.host_init = ls_pcie_host_init,
-	.msi_host_init = ls_pcie_msi_host_init,
 };
 
 static const struct dw_pcie_ops dw_ls1021_pcie_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
index 0f77e4d4b385..6cebdd9bbd2e 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
@@ -365,6 +365,10 @@ int dw_pcie_host_init(struct pcie_port *pp)
 		pci->link_gen = of_pci_get_max_link_speed(np);
 
 	if (pci_msi_enabled()) {
+		pp->has_msi_ctrl = !(pp->ops->msi_host_init ||
+				     of_property_read_bool(np, "msi-parent") ||
+				     of_property_read_bool(np, "msi-map"));
+
 		if (!pp->num_vectors) {
 			pp->num_vectors = MSI_DEF_NUM_VECTORS;
 		} else if (pp->num_vectors > MAX_MSI_IRQS) {
@@ -372,7 +376,11 @@ int dw_pcie_host_init(struct pcie_port *pp)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
-		if (!pp->ops->msi_host_init) {
+		if (pp->ops->msi_host_init) {
+			ret = pp->ops->msi_host_init(pp);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+		} else if (pp->has_msi_ctrl) {
 			if (!pp->msi_irq) {
 				pp->msi_irq = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, "msi");
 				if (pp->msi_irq < 0) {
@@ -402,10 +410,6 @@ int dw_pcie_host_init(struct pcie_port *pp)
 				pp->msi_data = 0;
 				goto err_free_msi;
 			}
-		} else {
-			ret = pp->ops->msi_host_init(pp);
-			if (ret < 0)
-				return ret;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -426,7 +430,7 @@ int dw_pcie_host_init(struct pcie_port *pp)
 		return 0;
 
 err_free_msi:
-	if (pci_msi_enabled() && !pp->ops->msi_host_init)
+	if (pp->has_msi_ctrl)
 		dw_pcie_free_msi(pp);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -436,7 +440,7 @@ void dw_pcie_host_deinit(struct pcie_port *pp)
 {
 	pci_stop_root_bus(pp->bridge->bus);
 	pci_remove_root_bus(pp->bridge->bus);
-	if (pci_msi_enabled() && !pp->ops->msi_host_init)
+	if (pp->has_msi_ctrl)
 		dw_pcie_free_msi(pp);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_pcie_host_deinit);
@@ -544,7 +548,7 @@ void dw_pcie_setup_rc(struct pcie_port *pp)
 
 	dw_pcie_setup(pci);
 
-	if (pci_msi_enabled() && !pp->ops->msi_host_init) {
+	if (pp->has_msi_ctrl) {
 		num_ctrls = pp->num_vectors / MAX_MSI_IRQS_PER_CTRL;
 
 		/* Initialize IRQ Status array */
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h
index 96382dcb2859..5d374bab10d1 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ struct dw_pcie_host_ops {
 };
 
 struct pcie_port {
+	bool			has_msi_ctrl:1;
 	u64			cfg0_base;
 	void __iomem		*va_cfg0_base;
 	u32			cfg0_size;
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-intel-gw.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-intel-gw.c
index c562eb7454b1..292b9de86532 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-intel-gw.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-intel-gw.c
@@ -385,14 +385,6 @@ static int intel_pcie_rc_init(struct pcie_port *pp)
 	return intel_pcie_host_setup(lpp);
 }
 
-/*
- * Dummy function so that DW core doesn't configure MSI
- */
-static int intel_pcie_msi_init(struct pcie_port *pp)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static u64 intel_pcie_cpu_addr(struct dw_pcie *pcie, u64 cpu_addr)
 {
 	return cpu_addr + BUS_IATU_OFFSET;
@@ -404,7 +396,6 @@ static const struct dw_pcie_ops intel_pcie_ops = {
 
 static const struct dw_pcie_host_ops intel_pcie_dw_ops = {
 	.host_init =		intel_pcie_rc_init,
-	.msi_host_init =	intel_pcie_msi_init,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_pcie_soc pcie_data = {
