diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
index 8f9e2d31b25513e1cee9d8a0d24a354c2035df86..8546e3b333b44c2a07314678f4fd1da5c3382c21 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
@@ -4999,8 +4999,7 @@ void evergreen_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 
 void evergreen_pcie_gen2_enable(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
-	u32 link_width_cntl, speed_cntl, mask;
-	int ret;
+	u32 link_width_cntl, speed_cntl;
 
 	if (radeon_pcie_gen2 == 0)
 		return;
@@ -5015,11 +5014,8 @@ void evergreen_pcie_gen2_enable(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (ASIC_IS_X2(rdev))
 		return;
 
-	ret = drm_pcie_get_speed_cap_mask(rdev->ddev, &mask);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		return;
-
-	if (!(mask & DRM_PCIE_SPEED_50))
+	if ((rdev->pdev->bus->max_bus_speed != PCIE_SPEED_5_0GT) &&
+		(rdev->pdev->bus->max_bus_speed != PCIE_SPEED_8_0GT))
 		return;
 
 	speed_cntl = RREG32_PCIE_PORT(PCIE_LC_SPEED_CNTL);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
index 1a08008c978bc413fe6e4ac5161c61053ed62c93..b45e64848677a9606a61fea17d440c1a85ea7f09 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
@@ -4631,8 +4631,6 @@ static void r600_pcie_gen2_enable(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	u32 link_width_cntl, lanes, speed_cntl, training_cntl, tmp;
 	u16 link_cntl2;
-	u32 mask;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (radeon_pcie_gen2 == 0)
 		return;
@@ -4651,11 +4649,8 @@ static void r600_pcie_gen2_enable(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (rdev->family <= CHIP_R600)
 		return;
 
-	ret = drm_pcie_get_speed_cap_mask(rdev->ddev, &mask);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		return;
-
-	if (!(mask & DRM_PCIE_SPEED_50))
+	if ((rdev->pdev->bus->max_bus_speed != PCIE_SPEED_5_0GT) &&
+		(rdev->pdev->bus->max_bus_speed != PCIE_SPEED_8_0GT))
 		return;
 
 	speed_cntl = RREG32_PCIE_PORT(PCIE_LC_SPEED_CNTL);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
index 3fc2985445eebac8537a9770782047c32f66dec1..08aef24afe401601070c52800c7d8551f2c5b225 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
@@ -2111,8 +2111,6 @@ static void rv770_pcie_gen2_enable(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	u32 link_width_cntl, lanes, speed_cntl, tmp;
 	u16 link_cntl2;
-	u32 mask;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (radeon_pcie_gen2 == 0)
 		return;
@@ -2127,11 +2125,8 @@ static void rv770_pcie_gen2_enable(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (ASIC_IS_X2(rdev))
 		return;
 
-	ret = drm_pcie_get_speed_cap_mask(rdev->ddev, &mask);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		return;
-
-	if (!(mask & DRM_PCIE_SPEED_50))
+	if ((rdev->pdev->bus->max_bus_speed != PCIE_SPEED_5_0GT) &&
+		(rdev->pdev->bus->max_bus_speed != PCIE_SPEED_8_0GT))
 		return;
 
 	DRM_INFO("enabling PCIE gen 2 link speeds, disable with radeon.pcie_gen2=0\n");