device_unregister(&adapter->dev);
 }
 
+#define CXL_MAX_PCIEX_PARENT 2
+
+static int cxl_slot_is_switched(struct pci_dev *dev)
+{
+       struct device_node *np;
+       int depth = 0;
+       const __be32 *prop;
+
+       if (!(np = pci_device_to_OF_node(dev))) {
+               pr_err("cxl: np = NULL\n");
+               return -ENODEV;
+       }
+       of_node_get(np);
+       while (np) {
+               np = of_get_next_parent(np);
+               prop = of_get_property(np, "device_type", NULL);
+               if (!prop || strcmp((char *)prop, "pciex"))
+                       break;
+               depth++;
+       }
+       of_node_put(np);
+       return (depth > CXL_MAX_PCIEX_PARENT);
+}
+
 static int cxl_probe(struct pci_dev *dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 {
        struct cxl *adapter;
                return -ENODEV;
        }
 
+       if (cxl_slot_is_switched(dev)) {
+               dev_info(&dev->dev, "Ignoring card on incompatible PCI slot\n");
+               return -ENODEV;
+       }
+
        if (cxl_verbose)
                dump_cxl_config_space(dev);