diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-fu740.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-fu740.c
index 842b7202b96e..fd7b31729188 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-fu740.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-fu740.c
@@ -181,10 +181,59 @@ static int fu740_pcie_start_link(struct dw_pcie *pci)
 {
 	struct device *dev = pci->dev;
 	struct fu740_pcie *afp = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	u8 cap_exp = dw_pcie_find_capability(pci, PCI_CAP_ID_EXP);
+	int ret;
+	u32 orig, tmp;
+
+	/*
+	 * Force 2.5GT/s when starting the link, due to some devices not
+	 * probing at higher speeds. This happens with the PCIe switch
+	 * on the Unmatched board when U-Boot has not initialised the PCIe.
+	 * The fix in U-Boot is to force 2.5GT/s, which then gets cleared
+	 * by the soft reset done by this driver.
+	 */
+	dev_dbg(dev, "cap_exp at %x\n", cap_exp);
+	dw_pcie_dbi_ro_wr_en(pci);
+
+	tmp = dw_pcie_readl_dbi(pci, cap_exp + PCI_EXP_LNKCAP);
+	orig = tmp & PCI_EXP_LNKCAP_SLS;
+	tmp &= ~PCI_EXP_LNKCAP_SLS;
+	tmp |= PCI_EXP_LNKCAP_SLS_2_5GB;
+	dw_pcie_writel_dbi(pci, cap_exp + PCI_EXP_LNKCAP, tmp);
 
 	/* Enable LTSSM */
 	writel_relaxed(0x1, afp->mgmt_base + PCIEX8MGMT_APP_LTSSM_ENABLE);
-	return 0;
+
+	ret = dw_pcie_wait_for_link(pci);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "error: link did not start\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	tmp = dw_pcie_readl_dbi(pci, cap_exp + PCI_EXP_LNKCAP);
+	if ((tmp & PCI_EXP_LNKCAP_SLS) != orig) {
+		dev_dbg(dev, "changing speed back to original\n");
+
+		tmp &= ~PCI_EXP_LNKCAP_SLS;
+		tmp |= orig;
+		dw_pcie_writel_dbi(pci, cap_exp + PCI_EXP_LNKCAP, tmp);
+
+		tmp = dw_pcie_readl_dbi(pci, PCIE_LINK_WIDTH_SPEED_CONTROL);
+		tmp |= PORT_LOGIC_SPEED_CHANGE;
+		dw_pcie_writel_dbi(pci, PCIE_LINK_WIDTH_SPEED_CONTROL, tmp);
+
+		ret = dw_pcie_wait_for_link(pci);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(dev, "error: link did not start at new speed\n");
+			goto err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = 0;
+err:
+	WARN_ON(ret);	/* we assume that errors will be very rare */
+	dw_pcie_dbi_ro_wr_dis(pci);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int fu740_pcie_host_init(struct pcie_port *pp)