diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp.h b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp.h
index 4fd200d8b0a9d..f1f789fe0637a 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ extern int pciehp_poll_time;
  * @reset_lock: prevents access to the Data Link Layer Link Active bit in the
  *	Link Status register and to the Presence Detect State bit in the Slot
  *	Status register during a slot reset which may cause them to flap
+ * @depth: Number of additional hotplug ports in the path to the root bus,
+ *	used as lock subclass for @reset_lock
  * @ist_running: flag to keep user request waiting while IRQ thread is running
  * @request_result: result of last user request submitted to the IRQ thread
  * @requester: wait queue to wake up on completion of user request,
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ struct controller {
 
 	struct hotplug_slot hotplug_slot;	/* hotplug core interface */
 	struct rw_semaphore reset_lock;
+	unsigned int depth;
 	unsigned int ist_running;
 	int request_result;
 	wait_queue_head_t requester;
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_core.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_core.c
index ad3393930ecb4..e7fe4b42f0394 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_core.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static void pciehp_check_presence(struct controller *ctrl)
 {
 	int occupied;
 
-	down_read(&ctrl->reset_lock);
+	down_read_nested(&ctrl->reset_lock, ctrl->depth);
 	mutex_lock(&ctrl->state_lock);
 
 	occupied = pciehp_card_present_or_link_active(ctrl);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
index 9d06939736c0f..90da17c6da664 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static void pciehp_ignore_dpc_link_change(struct controller *ctrl,
 	 * the corresponding link change may have been ignored above.
 	 * Synthesize it to ensure that it is acted on.
 	 */
-	down_read(&ctrl->reset_lock);
+	down_read_nested(&ctrl->reset_lock, ctrl->depth);
 	if (!pciehp_check_link_active(ctrl))
 		pciehp_request(ctrl, PCI_EXP_SLTSTA_DLLSC);
 	up_read(&ctrl->reset_lock);
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ static irqreturn_t pciehp_ist(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	 * Disable requests have higher priority than Presence Detect Changed
 	 * or Data Link Layer State Changed events.
 	 */
-	down_read(&ctrl->reset_lock);
+	down_read_nested(&ctrl->reset_lock, ctrl->depth);
 	if (events & DISABLE_SLOT)
 		pciehp_handle_disable_request(ctrl);
 	else if (events & (PCI_EXP_SLTSTA_PDC | PCI_EXP_SLTSTA_DLLSC))
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ int pciehp_reset_slot(struct hotplug_slot *hotplug_slot, int probe)
 	if (probe)
 		return 0;
 
-	down_write(&ctrl->reset_lock);
+	down_write_nested(&ctrl->reset_lock, ctrl->depth);
 
 	if (!ATTN_BUTTN(ctrl)) {
 		ctrl_mask |= PCI_EXP_SLTCTL_PDCE;
@@ -936,6 +936,20 @@ static inline void dbg_ctrl(struct controller *ctrl)
 
 #define FLAG(x, y)	(((x) & (y)) ? '+' : '-')
 
+static inline int pcie_hotplug_depth(struct pci_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct pci_bus *bus = dev->bus;
+	int depth = 0;
+
+	while (bus->parent) {
+		bus = bus->parent;
+		if (bus->self && bus->self->is_hotplug_bridge)
+			depth++;
+	}
+
+	return depth;
+}
+
 struct controller *pcie_init(struct pcie_device *dev)
 {
 	struct controller *ctrl;
@@ -949,6 +963,7 @@ struct controller *pcie_init(struct pcie_device *dev)
 		return NULL;
 
 	ctrl->pcie = dev;
+	ctrl->depth = pcie_hotplug_depth(dev->port);
 	pcie_capability_read_dword(pdev, PCI_EXP_SLTCAP, &slot_cap);
 
 	if (pdev->hotplug_user_indicators)