diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/err.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/err.c
index d89d7ed70768..984aa023c753 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/err.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/err.c
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@ pci_ers_result_t pcie_do_recovery(struct pci_dev *dev,
 	pci_dbg(bridge, "broadcast error_detected message\n");
 	if (state == pci_channel_io_frozen) {
 		pci_walk_bridge(bridge, report_frozen_detected, &status);
-		status = reset_subordinates(bridge);
-		if (status != PCI_ERS_RESULT_RECOVERED) {
+		if (reset_subordinates(bridge) != PCI_ERS_RESULT_RECOVERED) {
 			pci_warn(bridge, "subordinate device reset failed\n");
 			goto failed;
 		}