diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
index 0c18ab63811f..25087d3c9a82 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ int dw_pcie_host_init(struct pcie_port *pp)
 	if (ret)
 		pci->num_viewport = 2;
 
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PCI_MSI)) {
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PCI_MSI) && pci_msi_enabled()) {
 		/*
 		 * If a specific SoC driver needs to change the
 		 * default number of vectors, it needs to implement