diff --git a/board/qca/arm/ipq806x/ipq806x.c b/board/qca/arm/ipq806x/ipq806x.c
index 8f1c6408e0..ef8178a8de 100644
--- a/board/qca/arm/ipq806x/ipq806x.c
+++ b/board/qca/arm/ipq806x/ipq806x.c
@@ -419,8 +419,9 @@ void board_pcie_clock_init(int id)
 
 void board_pci_init(int id)
 {
-	int node, gpio_node;
+	int node, gpio_node, offset;
 	char name[16];
+	u32 gpio;
 
 	sprintf(name, "pci%d", id);
 	node = fdt_path_offset(gd->fdt_blob, name);
@@ -429,8 +430,16 @@ void board_pci_init(int id)
 		return;
 	}
 	gpio_node = fdt_subnode_offset(gd->fdt_blob, node, "pci_gpio");
-	if (gpio_node >= 0)
+	if (gpio_node >= 0) {
 		qca_gpio_init(gpio_node);
+		offset = fdt_first_subnode(gd->fdt_blob, gpio_node);
+		if (offset) {
+			gpio = fdtdec_get_uint(gd->fdt_blob,
+							offset, "gpio", 0);
+			gpio_set_value(gpio, 1);
+			udelay(3000);
+		}
+	}
 
 	return;
 }