diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c
index 2e18e9adcc15..b2be8957a290 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c
@@ -707,26 +707,25 @@ static int pci_raw_set_power_state(struct pci_dev *dev, pci_power_t state)
 }
 
 /**
- * pci_update_current_state - Read PCI power state of given device from its
- *                            PCI PM registers and cache it
+ * pci_update_current_state - Read power state of given device and cache it
  * @dev: PCI device to handle.
  * @state: State to cache in case the device doesn't have the PM capability
+ *
+ * The power state is read from the PMCSR register, which however is
+ * inaccessible in D3cold.  The platform firmware is therefore queried first
+ * to detect accessibility of the register.  In case the platform firmware
+ * reports an incorrect state or the device isn't power manageable by the
+ * platform at all, we try to detect D3cold by testing accessibility of the
+ * vendor ID in config space.
  */
 void pci_update_current_state(struct pci_dev *dev, pci_power_t state)
 {
-	if (dev->pm_cap) {
+	if (platform_pci_get_power_state(dev) == PCI_D3cold ||
+	    !pci_device_is_present(dev)) {
+		dev->current_state = PCI_D3cold;
+	} else if (dev->pm_cap) {
 		u16 pmcsr;
 
-		/*
-		 * Configuration space is not accessible for device in
-		 * D3cold, so just keep or set D3cold for safety
-		 */
-		if (dev->current_state == PCI_D3cold)
-			return;
-		if (state == PCI_D3cold) {
-			dev->current_state = PCI_D3cold;
-			return;
-		}
 		pci_read_config_word(dev, dev->pm_cap + PCI_PM_CTRL, &pmcsr);
 		dev->current_state = (pmcsr & PCI_PM_CTRL_STATE_MASK);
 	} else {