diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-ioda.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-ioda.c
index 748d733187a4..fd08a5fc253a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-ioda.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-ioda.c
@@ -126,9 +126,22 @@ static inline bool pnv_pci_is_m64(struct pnv_phb *phb, struct resource *r)
 
 static struct pnv_ioda_pe *pnv_ioda_init_pe(struct pnv_phb *phb, int pe_no)
 {
+	s64 rc;
+
 	phb->ioda.pe_array[pe_no].phb = phb;
 	phb->ioda.pe_array[pe_no].pe_number = pe_no;
 
+	/*
+	 * Clear the PE frozen state as it might be put into frozen state
+	 * in the last PCI remove path. It's not harmful to do so when the
+	 * PE is already in unfrozen state.
+	 */
+	rc = opal_pci_eeh_freeze_clear(phb->opal_id, pe_no,
+				       OPAL_EEH_ACTION_CLEAR_FREEZE_ALL);
+	if (rc != OPAL_SUCCESS)
+		pr_warn("%s: Error %lld unfreezing PHB#%d-PE#%d\n",
+			__func__, rc, phb->hose->global_number, pe_no);
+
 	return &phb->ioda.pe_array[pe_no];
 }