diff --git a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/pcie.c b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/pcie.c
index a956044459a2..ea4df848d840 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rdma/hfi1/pcie.c
@@ -389,7 +389,8 @@ int pcie_speeds(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 	/*
 	 * bus->max_bus_speed is set from the bridge's linkcap Max Link Speed
 	 */
-	if (dd->pcidev->bus->max_bus_speed != PCIE_SPEED_8_0GT) {
+	if (dd->pcidev->bus->max_bus_speed == PCIE_SPEED_2_5GT ||
+	     dd->pcidev->bus->max_bus_speed == PCIE_SPEED_5_0GT) {
 		dd_dev_info(dd, "Parent PCIe bridge does not support Gen3\n");
 		dd->link_gen3_capable = 0;
 	}