diff --git a/drivers/ssb/driver_pcicore.c b/drivers/ssb/driver_pcicore.c
index 75def13e797..d28c5386809 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/driver_pcicore.c
+++ b/drivers/ssb/driver_pcicore.c
@@ -537,12 +537,12 @@ int ssb_pcicore_dev_irqvecs_enable(struct ssb_pcicore *pc,
 	int err = 0;
 	u32 tmp;
 
-	might_sleep();
-
 	if (!pdev)
 		goto out;
 	bus = pdev->bus;
 
+	might_sleep_if(pdev->id.coreid != SSB_DEV_PCI);
+
 	/* Enable interrupts for this device. */
 	if (bus->host_pci &&
 	    ((pdev->id.revision >= 6) || (pdev->id.coreid == SSB_DEV_PCIE))) {