diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/port.c b/drivers/cxl/core/port.c
index bffde862de0b..e7556864ea80 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/port.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/port.c
@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@ static struct cxl_dport *find_dport(struct cxl_port *port, int id)
 static int add_dport(struct cxl_port *port, struct cxl_dport *new)
 {
 	struct cxl_dport *dup;
+	int rc;
 
 	device_lock_assert(&port->dev);
 	dup = find_dport(port, new->port_id);
@@ -821,8 +822,14 @@ static int add_dport(struct cxl_port *port, struct cxl_dport *new)
 			dev_name(dup->dport));
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
-	return xa_insert(&port->dports, (unsigned long)new->dport, new,
-			 GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	rc = xa_insert(&port->dports, (unsigned long)new->dport, new,
+		       GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	port->nr_dports++;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/region.c b/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
index c52465e09f26..c0253de74945 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
@@ -990,7 +990,14 @@ static int cxl_port_setup_targets(struct cxl_port *port,
 	if (cxl_rr->nr_targets_set) {
 		int i, distance;
 
-		distance = p->nr_targets / cxl_rr->nr_targets;
+		/*
+		 * Passthrough ports impose no distance requirements between
+		 * peers
+		 */
+		if (port->nr_dports == 1)
+			distance = 0;
+		else
+			distance = p->nr_targets / cxl_rr->nr_targets;
 		for (i = 0; i < cxl_rr->nr_targets_set; i++)
 			if (ep->dport == cxlsd->target[i]) {
 				rc = check_last_peer(cxled, ep, cxl_rr,
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/cxl.h b/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
index 1164ad49f3d3..ac75554b5d76 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
+++ b/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ struct cxl_pmem_region {
  * @regions: cxl_region_ref instances, regions mapped by this port
  * @parent_dport: dport that points to this port in the parent
  * @decoder_ida: allocator for decoder ids
+ * @nr_dports: number of entries in @dports
  * @hdm_end: track last allocated HDM decoder instance for allocation ordering
  * @commit_end: cursor to track highest committed decoder for commit ordering
  * @component_reg_phys: component register capability base address (optional)
@@ -475,6 +476,7 @@ struct cxl_port {
 	struct xarray regions;
 	struct cxl_dport *parent_dport;
 	struct ida decoder_ida;
+	int nr_dports;
 	int hdm_end;
 	int commit_end;
 	resource_size_t component_reg_phys;