diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-dra7xx.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-dra7xx.c
index 0e406677060d..395042b29ffc 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-dra7xx.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-dra7xx.c
@@ -467,6 +467,13 @@ static int dra7xx_add_pcie_ep(struct dra7xx_pcie *dra7xx,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(ep);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize DWC endpoint registers\n");
+		dw_pcie_ep_deinit(ep);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
index dc2c036ab28c..bfcafa440ddb 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
@@ -1136,6 +1136,14 @@ static int imx6_add_pcie_ep(struct imx6_pcie *imx6_pcie,
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to initialize endpoint\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
+
+	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(ep);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize DWC endpoint registers\n");
+		dw_pcie_ep_deinit(ep);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	/* 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 c0c62533a3f1..8392894ed286 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-keystone.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-keystone.c
@@ -1286,6 +1286,13 @@ static int ks_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		ret = dw_pcie_ep_init(&pci->ep);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto err_get_sync;
+
+		ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(&pci->ep);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize DWC endpoint registers\n");
+			goto err_ep_init;
+		}
+
 		break;
 	default:
 		dev_err(dev, "INVALID device type %d\n", mode);
@@ -1295,6 +1302,8 @@ static int ks_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_ep_init:
+	dw_pcie_ep_deinit(&pci->ep);
 err_get_sync:
 	pm_runtime_put(dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-layerscape-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-layerscape-ep.c
index 2e398494e7c0..b712fdd06549 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-layerscape-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-layerscape-ep.c
@@ -276,6 +276,13 @@ static int __init ls_pcie_ep_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(&pci->ep);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize DWC endpoint registers\n");
+		dw_pcie_ep_deinit(&pci->ep);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	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 9ed0a9ba7619..0edd9ab3f139 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-artpec6.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-artpec6.c
@@ -441,7 +441,18 @@ static int artpec6_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 		pci->ep.ops = &pcie_ep_ops;
 
-		return dw_pcie_ep_init(&pci->ep);
+		ret = dw_pcie_ep_init(&pci->ep);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+
+		ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(&pci->ep);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize DWC endpoint registers\n");
+			dw_pcie_ep_deinit(&pci->ep);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		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 ed1f2afd830a..278bdc9b2269 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-ep.c
@@ -729,7 +729,6 @@ int dw_pcie_ep_init(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 	struct device *dev = pci->dev;
 	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
 	struct device_node *np = dev->of_node;
-	const struct pci_epc_features *epc_features;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ep->func_list);
 
@@ -775,29 +774,8 @@ int dw_pcie_ep_init(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 		goto err_exit_epc_mem;
 	}
 
-	if (ep->ops->get_features) {
-		epc_features = ep->ops->get_features(ep);
-		if (epc_features->core_init_notifier)
-			return 0;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * NOTE:- Avoid accessing the hardware (Ex:- DBI space) before this
-	 * step as platforms that implement 'core_init_notifier' feature may
-	 * not have the hardware ready (i.e. core initialized) for access
-	 * (Ex: tegra194). Any hardware access on such platforms result
-	 * in system hang.
-	 */
-	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(ep);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_free_epc_mem;
-
 	return 0;
 
-err_free_epc_mem:
-	pci_epc_mem_free_addr(epc, ep->msi_mem_phys, ep->msi_mem,
-			      epc->mem->window.page_size);
-
 err_exit_epc_mem:
 	pci_epc_mem_exit(epc);
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-plat.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-plat.c
index 778588b4be70..ca9b22e654cd 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-plat.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-plat.c
@@ -145,6 +145,15 @@ static int dw_plat_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 		pci->ep.ops = &pcie_ep_ops;
 		ret = dw_pcie_ep_init(&pci->ep);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(&pci->ep);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize DWC endpoint registers\n");
+			dw_pcie_ep_deinit(&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 208d3b0ba196..250d6acf16dc 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-keembay.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-keembay.c
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ static int keembay_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct keembay_pcie *pcie;
 	struct dw_pcie *pci;
 	enum dw_pcie_device_mode mode;
+	int ret;
 
 	data = device_get_match_data(dev);
 	if (!data)
@@ -426,11 +427,24 @@ static int keembay_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			return -ENODEV;
 
 		pci->ep.ops = &keembay_pcie_ep_ops;
-		return dw_pcie_ep_init(&pci->ep);
+		ret = dw_pcie_ep_init(&pci->ep);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(&pci->ep);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize DWC endpoint registers\n");
+			dw_pcie_ep_deinit(&pci->ep);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		break;
 	default:
 		dev_err(dev, "Invalid device type %d\n", pcie->mode);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct keembay_pcie_of_data keembay_pcie_rc_of_data = {
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-rcar-gen4.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-rcar-gen4.c
index 9d9d22e367bb..fb7c03639a53 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-rcar-gen4.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-rcar-gen4.c
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ static const struct dw_pcie_ep_ops pcie_ep_ops = {
 static int rcar_gen4_add_dw_pcie_ep(struct rcar_gen4_pcie *rcar)
 {
 	struct dw_pcie_ep *ep = &rcar->dw.ep;
+	struct device *dev = rcar->dw.dev;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PCIE_RCAR_GEN4_EP))
@@ -422,8 +423,17 @@ static int rcar_gen4_add_dw_pcie_ep(struct rcar_gen4_pcie *rcar)
 	ep->ops = &pcie_ep_ops;
 
 	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init(ep);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
 		rcar_gen4_pcie_ep_deinit(rcar);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(ep);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize DWC endpoint registers\n");
+		dw_pcie_ep_deinit(ep);
+		rcar_gen4_pcie_ep_deinit(rcar);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-uniphier-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-uniphier-ep.c
index 3fced0d3e851..82ccaea089be 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-uniphier-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-uniphier-ep.c
@@ -399,7 +399,18 @@ static int uniphier_pcie_ep_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 
 	priv->pci.ep.ops = &uniphier_pcie_ep_ops;
-	return dw_pcie_ep_init(&priv->pci.ep);
+	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init(&priv->pci.ep);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(&priv->pci.ep);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize DWC endpoint registers\n");
+		dw_pcie_ep_deinit(&priv->pci.ep);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct uniphier_pcie_ep_soc_data uniphier_pro5_data = {
