diff --git a/core/pcie-slot.c b/core/pcie-slot.c
index f9bef642ff15..11354ed572eb 100644
--- a/core/pcie-slot.c
+++ b/core/pcie-slot.c
@@ -410,7 +410,8 @@ static int64_t pcie_slot_sm_freset(struct pci_slot *slot)
 	case PCI_SLOT_STATE_FRESET_POWER_OFF:
 		PCIE_SLOT_DBG(slot, "FRESET: Power is off, turn on\n");
 		pcie_slot_set_power_state_ext(slot, PCI_SLOT_POWER_ON, false);
-		pci_slot_set_state(slot, PCI_SLOT_STATE_HRESET_START);
+
+		pci_slot_set_state(slot, PCI_SLOT_STATE_LINK_START_POLL);
 		return pci_slot_set_sm_timeout(slot, msecs_to_tb(50));
 	default:
 		prlog(PR_ERR, PCIE_SLOT_PREFIX