diff --git a/drivers/pci/search.c b/drivers/pci/search.c
index 33e0f033a48e..4c6044ad7368 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/search.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/search.c
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ int pci_for_each_dma_alias(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 		tmp = bus->self;
 
+		/* stop at bridge where translation unit is associated */
+		if (tmp->dev_flags & PCI_DEV_FLAGS_BRIDGE_XLATE_ROOT)
+			return ret;
+
 		/*
 		 * PCIe-to-PCI/X bridges alias transactions from downstream
 		 * devices using the subordinate bus number (PCI Express to
diff --git a/include/linux/pci.h b/include/linux/pci.h
index eb3da1a04e6c..3f596acc05be 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci.h
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ enum pci_dev_flags {
 	PCI_DEV_FLAGS_NO_PM_RESET = (__force pci_dev_flags_t) (1 << 7),
 	/* Get VPD from function 0 VPD */
 	PCI_DEV_FLAGS_VPD_REF_F0 = (__force pci_dev_flags_t) (1 << 8),
+	/* a non-root bridge where translation occurs, stop alias search here */
+	PCI_DEV_FLAGS_BRIDGE_XLATE_ROOT = (__force pci_dev_flags_t) (1 << 9),
 };
 
 enum pci_irq_reroute_variant {