diff --git a/drivers/rapidio/rio.c b/drivers/rapidio/rio.c
index f58df11..22f7847 100644
--- a/drivers/rapidio/rio.c
+++ b/drivers/rapidio/rio.c
@@ -495,6 +495,90 @@ int rio_set_port_lockout(struct rio_dev *rdev, u32 pnum, int lock)
 }
 
 /**
+ * rio_chk_dev_route - Validate route to the specified device.
+ * @rdev: Pointer to RIO device control structure
+ * @nrdev: Pointer to last active device on the route to rdev
+ * @npnum: nrdev port number on the route to rdev
+ *
+ * Follows a route to the specified RIO device to determine the last available
+ * device (and corresponding RIO port) on the route.
+ */
+static int
+rio_chk_dev_route(struct rio_dev *rdev, struct rio_dev **nrdev, int *npnum)
+{
+	u32 result;
+	int p_port, rc = -EIO;
+	struct rio_dev *prev = NULL;
+
+	while (rdev->prev && (rdev->prev->pef & RIO_PEF_SWITCH)) {
+		if (rio_read_config_32(rdev->prev, RIO_DEV_ID_CAR, &result)) {
+			rdev = rdev->prev;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		prev = rdev->prev;
+		for (p_port = 0; p_port < prev->rswitch->nports; p_port++)
+			if (prev->rswitch->nextdev[p_port] == rdev)
+				break;
+
+		if (p_port < prev->rswitch->nports) {
+			pr_debug("RIO: link failed on [%s]-P%d\n",
+				 rio_name(prev), p_port);
+			*nrdev = prev;
+			*npnum = p_port;
+			rc = 0;
+		} else {
+			pr_debug("RIO: failed to trace route to %s\n",
+				 rio_name(prev));
+		}
+
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * rio_mport_chk_dev_access - Validate access to the specified device.
+ * @mport: Master port to send transactions
+ * @destid: Device destination ID in network
+ * @hopcount: Number of hops into the network
+ */
+static int
+rio_mport_chk_dev_access(struct rio_mport *mport, u16 destid, u8 hopcount)
+{
+	int i = 0;
+	u32 tmp;
+
+	while (rio_mport_read_config_32(mport, destid, hopcount,
+					RIO_DEV_ID_CAR, &tmp)) {
+		i++;
+		if (i == RIO_MAX_CHK_RETRY)
+			return -EIO;
+		mdelay(1);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * rio_chk_dev_access - Validate access to the specified device.
+ * @rdev: Pointer to RIO device control structure
+ */
+static int rio_chk_dev_access(struct rio_dev *rdev)
+{
+	u8 hopcount = 0xff;
+	u16 destid = rdev->destid;
+
+	if (rdev->rswitch) {
+		destid = rdev->rswitch->destid;
+		hopcount = rdev->rswitch->hopcount;
+	}
+
+	return rio_mport_chk_dev_access(rdev->net->hport, destid, hopcount);
+}
+
+/**
  * rio_clr_err_stopped - Clears port Error-stopped states.
  * @rdev: Pointer to RIO device control structure
  * @pnum: Switch port number to clear errors
@@ -627,8 +711,8 @@ int rio_inb_pwrite_handler(union rio_pw_msg *pw_msg)
 
 	rdev = rio_get_comptag(pw_msg->em.comptag, NULL);
 	if (rdev == NULL) {
-		/* Someting bad here (probably enumeration error) */
-		pr_err("RIO: %s No matching device for CTag 0x%08x\n",
+		/* Device removed or enumeration error */
+		pr_debug("RIO: %s No matching device for CTag 0x%08x\n",
 			__func__, pw_msg->em.comptag);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
@@ -659,6 +743,26 @@ int rio_inb_pwrite_handler(union rio_pw_msg *pw_msg)
 			return 0;
 	}
 
+	portnum = pw_msg->em.is_port & 0xFF;
+
+	/* Check if device and route to it are functional:
+	 * Sometimes devices may send PW message(s) just before being
+	 * powered down (or link being lost).
+	 */
+	if (rio_chk_dev_access(rdev)) {
+		pr_debug("RIO: device access failed - get link partner\n");
+		/* Scan route to the device and identify failed link.
+		 * This will replace device and port reported in PW message.
+		 * PW message should not be used after this point.
+		 */
+		if (rio_chk_dev_route(rdev, &rdev, &portnum)) {
+			pr_err("RIO: Route trace for %s failed\n",
+				rio_name(rdev));
+			return -EIO;
+		}
+		pw_msg = NULL;
+	}
+
 	/* For End-point devices processing stops here */
 	if (!(rdev->pef & RIO_PEF_SWITCH))
 		return 0;
@@ -676,9 +780,6 @@ int rio_inb_pwrite_handler(union rio_pw_msg *pw_msg)
 	/*
 	 * Process the port-write notification from switch
 	 */
-
-	portnum = pw_msg->em.is_port & 0xFF;
-
 	if (rdev->rswitch->em_handle)
 		rdev->rswitch->em_handle(rdev, portnum);
 
diff --git a/drivers/rapidio/rio.h b/drivers/rapidio/rio.h
index f27b7a9..bc71ba1 100644
--- a/drivers/rapidio/rio.h
+++ b/drivers/rapidio/rio.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/rio.h>
 
+#define RIO_MAX_CHK_RETRY	3
+
 /* Functions internal to the RIO core code */
 
 extern u32 rio_mport_get_feature(struct rio_mport *mport, int local, u16 destid,
