diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence-ep.c
index 81c50dc64da9..068082a311c4 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence-ep.c
@@ -99,14 +99,11 @@ static int cdns_pcie_ep_set_bar(struct pci_epc *epc, u8 fn, u8 vfn,
 		ctrl = CDNS_PCIE_LM_BAR_CFG_CTRL_IO_32BITS;
 	} else {
 		bool is_prefetch = !!(flags & PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_MEM_PREFETCH);
-		bool is_64bits = sz > SZ_2G;
+		bool is_64bits = !!(flags & PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_MEM_TYPE_64);
 
 		if (is_64bits && (bar & 1))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		if (is_64bits && !(flags & PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_MEM_TYPE_64))
-			epf_bar->flags |= PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_MEM_TYPE_64;
-
 		if (is_64bits && is_prefetch)
 			ctrl = CDNS_PCIE_LM_BAR_CFG_CTRL_PREFETCH_MEM_64BITS;
 		else if (is_prefetch)