diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence-ep.c
index 2d0a8d78bffb..da67a06ee790 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence-ep.c
@@ -734,6 +734,8 @@ int cdns_pcie_ep_setup(struct cdns_pcie_ep *ep)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&ep->lock);
 
+	dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(&pci->ep);
+
 	return 0;
 
  free_epc_mem:
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-dra7xx.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-dra7xx.c
index 395042b29ffc..d2d17d37d3e0 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-dra7xx.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-dra7xx.c
@@ -474,6 +474,8 @@ static int dra7xx_add_pcie_ep(struct dra7xx_pcie *dra7xx,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(ep);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
index bfcafa440ddb..894b5de76e3a 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
@@ -1144,6 +1144,8 @@ static int imx6_add_pcie_ep(struct imx6_pcie *imx6_pcie,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(ep);
+
 	/* Start LTSSM. */
 	imx6_pcie_ltssm_enable(dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-keystone.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-keystone.c
index 093dbb725e41..b7b30470b394 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-keystone.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-keystone.c
@@ -1293,6 +1293,8 @@ static int ks_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			goto err_ep_init;
 		}
 
+		dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(&pci->ep);
+
 		break;
 	default:
 		dev_err(dev, "INVALID device type %d\n", mode);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-layerscape-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-layerscape-ep.c
index b712fdd06549..c513598a46d7 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-layerscape-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-layerscape-ep.c
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ static int __init ls_pcie_ep_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(&pci->ep);
+
 	return ls_pcie_ep_interrupt_init(pcie, pdev);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-artpec6.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-artpec6.c
index a6095561db4a..a4630b92489b 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-artpec6.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-artpec6.c
@@ -452,6 +452,8 @@ static int artpec6_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			return ret;
 		}
 
+		dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(&pci->ep);
+
 		break;
 	default:
 		dev_err(dev, "INVALID device type %d\n", artpec6_pcie->mode);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-ep.c
index e0c654f242d2..5bfecc629bfc 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-ep.c
@@ -630,6 +630,7 @@ void dw_pcie_ep_cleanup(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 	struct dw_pcie *pci = to_dw_pcie_from_ep(ep);
 
 	dw_pcie_edma_remove(pci);
+	ep->epc->init_complete = false;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_pcie_ep_cleanup);
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-plat.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-plat.c
index ca9b22e654cd..8490c5d6ff9f 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-plat.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-plat.c
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ static int dw_plat_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			dw_pcie_ep_deinit(&pci->ep);
 		}
 
+		dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(&pci->ep);
+
 		break;
 	default:
 		dev_err(dev, "INVALID device type %d\n", dw_plat_pcie->mode);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-keembay.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-keembay.c
index 250d6acf16dc..9fa9354a5f48 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-keembay.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-keembay.c
@@ -438,6 +438,8 @@ static int keembay_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			return ret;
 		}
 
+		dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(&pci->ep);
+
 		break;
 	default:
 		dev_err(dev, "Invalid device type %d\n", pcie->mode);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-qcom-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-qcom-ep.c
index 3697b4a944cc..2fb8c15e7a91 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-qcom-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-qcom-ep.c
@@ -775,7 +775,6 @@ static void qcom_pcie_ep_init_debugfs(struct qcom_pcie_ep *pcie_ep)
 
 static const struct pci_epc_features qcom_pcie_epc_features = {
 	.linkup_notifier = true,
-	.core_init_notifier = true,
 	.msi_capable = true,
 	.msix_capable = false,
 	.align = SZ_4K,
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-rcar-gen4.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-rcar-gen4.c
index fb7c03639a53..0448928017f3 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-rcar-gen4.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-rcar-gen4.c
@@ -435,6 +435,8 @@ static int rcar_gen4_add_dw_pcie_ep(struct rcar_gen4_pcie *rcar)
 		rcar_gen4_pcie_ep_deinit(rcar);
 	}
 
+	dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(ep);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-tegra194.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-tegra194.c
index 264ee76bf008..e02deb31a72d 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-tegra194.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-tegra194.c
@@ -2006,7 +2006,6 @@ static int tegra_pcie_ep_raise_irq(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep, u8 func_no,
 
 static const struct pci_epc_features tegra_pcie_epc_features = {
 	.linkup_notifier = true,
-	.core_init_notifier = true,
 	.msi_capable = false,
 	.msix_capable = false,
 	.reserved_bar = 1 << BAR_2 | 1 << BAR_3 | 1 << BAR_4 | 1 << BAR_5,
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-uniphier-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-uniphier-ep.c
index 82ccaea089be..eb1d79fdb1f1 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-uniphier-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-uniphier-ep.c
@@ -410,6 +410,8 @@ static int uniphier_pcie_ep_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(&priv->pci.ep);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rcar-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rcar-ep.c
index e6909271def7..45449171d71f 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rcar-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rcar-ep.c
@@ -538,6 +538,8 @@ static int rcar_pcie_ep_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_pm_put;
 	}
 
+	dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(&pci->ep);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_pm_put:
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rockchip-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rockchip-ep.c
index c9046e97a1d2..d3412ce17440 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rockchip-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rockchip-ep.c
@@ -609,6 +609,8 @@ static int rockchip_pcie_ep_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	rockchip_pcie_write(rockchip, PCIE_CLIENT_CONF_ENABLE,
 			    PCIE_CLIENT_CONFIG);
 
+	dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(&pci->ep);
+
 	return 0;
 err_epc_mem_exit:
 	pci_epc_mem_exit(epc);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
index 18c80002d3bd..fc0282b0d626 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@ static int pci_epf_test_core_init(struct pci_epf *epf)
 	const struct pci_epc_features *epc_features;
 	struct pci_epc *epc = epf->epc;
 	struct device *dev = &epf->dev;
+	bool linkup_notifier = false;
 	bool msix_capable = false;
 	bool msi_capable = true;
 	int ret;
@@ -795,6 +796,10 @@ static int pci_epf_test_core_init(struct pci_epf *epf)
 		}
 	}
 
+	linkup_notifier = epc_features->linkup_notifier;
+	if (!linkup_notifier)
+		queue_work(kpcitest_workqueue, &epf_test->cmd_handler.work);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -901,8 +906,6 @@ static int pci_epf_test_bind(struct pci_epf *epf)
 	const struct pci_epc_features *epc_features;
 	enum pci_barno test_reg_bar = BAR_0;
 	struct pci_epc *epc = epf->epc;
-	bool linkup_notifier = false;
-	bool core_init_notifier = false;
 
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!epc))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -913,8 +916,6 @@ static int pci_epf_test_bind(struct pci_epf *epf)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	linkup_notifier = epc_features->linkup_notifier;
-	core_init_notifier = epc_features->core_init_notifier;
 	test_reg_bar = pci_epc_get_first_free_bar(epc_features);
 	if (test_reg_bar < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -927,21 +928,12 @@ static int pci_epf_test_bind(struct pci_epf *epf)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (!core_init_notifier) {
-		ret = pci_epf_test_core_init(epf);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-	}
-
 	epf_test->dma_supported = true;
 
 	ret = pci_epf_test_init_dma_chan(epf_test);
 	if (ret)
 		epf_test->dma_supported = false;
 
-	if (!linkup_notifier && !core_init_notifier)
-		queue_work(kpcitest_workqueue, &epf_test->cmd_handler.work);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-ep-cfs.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-ep-cfs.c
index 0ea64e24ed61..3b21e28f9b59 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-ep-cfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-ep-cfs.c
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ static int pci_secondary_epc_epf_link(struct config_item *epf_item,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	/* Send any pending EPC initialization complete to the EPF driver */
+	pci_epc_notify_pending_init(epc, epf);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -125,6 +128,9 @@ static int pci_primary_epc_epf_link(struct config_item *epf_item,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	/* Send any pending EPC initialization complete to the EPF driver */
+	pci_epc_notify_pending_init(epc, epf);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -230,6 +236,9 @@ static int pci_epc_epf_link(struct config_item *epc_item,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	/* Send any pending EPC initialization complete to the EPF driver */
+	pci_epc_notify_pending_init(epc, epf);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
index dcd4e66430c1..ba2ff037dfa6 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
@@ -753,10 +753,32 @@ void pci_epc_init_notify(struct pci_epc *epc)
 			epf->event_ops->core_init(epf);
 		mutex_unlock(&epf->lock);
 	}
+	epc->init_complete = true;
 	mutex_unlock(&epc->list_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_init_notify);
 
+/**
+ * pci_epc_notify_pending_init() - Notify the pending EPC device initialization
+ *                                 complete to the EPF device
+ * @epc: the EPC device whose core initialization is pending to be notified
+ * @epf: the EPF device to be notified
+ *
+ * Invoke to notify the pending EPC device initialization complete to the EPF
+ * device. This is used to deliver the notification if the EPC initialization
+ * got completed before the EPF driver bind.
+ */
+void pci_epc_notify_pending_init(struct pci_epc *epc, struct pci_epf *epf)
+{
+	if (epc->init_complete) {
+		mutex_lock(&epf->lock);
+		if (epf->event_ops && epf->event_ops->core_init)
+			epf->event_ops->core_init(epf);
+		mutex_unlock(&epf->lock);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_notify_pending_init);
+
 /**
  * pci_epc_bme_notify() - Notify the EPF device that the EPC device has received
  *			  the BME event from the Root complex
diff --git a/include/linux/pci-epc.h b/include/linux/pci-epc.h
index 40ea18f5aa02..adee6dbe4e45 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci-epc.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci-epc.h
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ struct pci_epc_mem {
  * @group: configfs group representing the PCI EPC device
  * @lock: mutex to protect pci_epc ops
  * @function_num_map: bitmap to manage physical function number
+ * @init_complete: flag to indicate whether the EPC initialization is complete
+ *                 or not
  */
 struct pci_epc {
 	struct device			dev;
@@ -143,13 +145,12 @@ struct pci_epc {
 	/* mutex to protect against concurrent access of EP controller */
 	struct mutex			lock;
 	unsigned long			function_num_map;
+	bool				init_complete;
 };
 
 /**
  * struct pci_epc_features - features supported by a EPC device per function
  * @linkup_notifier: indicate if the EPC device can notify EPF driver on link up
- * @core_init_notifier: indicate cores that can notify about their availability
- *			for initialization
  * @msi_capable: indicate if the endpoint function has MSI capability
  * @msix_capable: indicate if the endpoint function has MSI-X capability
  * @reserved_bar: bitmap to indicate reserved BAR unavailable to function driver
@@ -159,7 +160,6 @@ struct pci_epc {
  */
 struct pci_epc_features {
 	unsigned int	linkup_notifier : 1;
-	unsigned int	core_init_notifier : 1;
 	unsigned int	msi_capable : 1;
 	unsigned int	msix_capable : 1;
 	u8	reserved_bar;
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ int pci_epc_add_epf(struct pci_epc *epc, struct pci_epf *epf,
 void pci_epc_linkup(struct pci_epc *epc);
 void pci_epc_linkdown(struct pci_epc *epc);
 void pci_epc_init_notify(struct pci_epc *epc);
+void pci_epc_notify_pending_init(struct pci_epc *epc, struct pci_epf *epf);
 void pci_epc_bme_notify(struct pci_epc *epc);
 void pci_epc_remove_epf(struct pci_epc *epc, struct pci_epf *epf,
 			enum pci_epc_interface_type type);
