diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_ctrl.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_ctrl.c
index ec0b4c11ccd9..83f3d4af3677 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_ctrl.c
@@ -113,10 +113,11 @@ static int board_added(struct slot *p_slot)
 
 	retval = pciehp_configure_device(p_slot);
 	if (retval) {
-		ctrl_err(ctrl, "Cannot add device at %04x:%02x:00\n",
-			 pci_domain_nr(parent), parent->number);
-		if (retval != -EEXIST)
+		if (retval != -EEXIST) {
+			ctrl_err(ctrl, "Cannot add device at %04x:%02x:00\n",
+				 pci_domain_nr(parent), parent->number);
 			goto err_exit;
+		}
 	}
 
 	pciehp_green_led_on(p_slot);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
index ba5055c5115c..fd0877e92b05 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ static int pcie_init_slot(struct controller *ctrl)
 	if (!slot)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	slot->wq = alloc_workqueue("pciehp-%u", 0, 0, PSN(ctrl));
+	slot->wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("pciehp-%u", 0, PSN(ctrl));
 	if (!slot->wq)
 		goto abort;
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_pci.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_pci.c
index c3af027ee1a6..2a1ca020cf5a 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_pci.c
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ int pciehp_configure_device(struct slot *p_slot)
 
 	dev = pci_get_slot(parent, PCI_DEVFN(0, 0));
 	if (dev) {
-		ctrl_err(ctrl, "Device %s already exists at %04x:%02x:00, cannot hot-add\n",
+		/*
+		 * The device is already there. Either configured by the
+		 * boot firmware or a previous hotplug event.
+		 */
+		ctrl_dbg(ctrl, "Device %s already exists at %04x:%02x:00, skipping hot-add\n",
 			 pci_name(dev), pci_domain_nr(parent), parent->number);
 		pci_dev_put(dev);
 		ret = -EEXIST;