diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/pci_generic.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/pci_generic.c
index 8a605cb3b8e1..6fa16975e320 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/pci_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/pci_generic.c
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ static bool mhi_pci_is_alive(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl)
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(mhi_cntrl->cntrl_dev);
 	u16 vendor = 0;
 
-	if (pci_read_config_word(pdev, PCI_VENDOR_ID, &vendor))
+	if (pci_read_config_word(pci_physfn(pdev), PCI_VENDOR_ID, &vendor))
 		return false;
 
 	if (vendor == (u16) ~0 || vendor == 0)
@@ -1193,7 +1193,9 @@ static void mhi_pci_recovery_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "device recovery started\n");
 
-	timer_delete(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer);
+	if (pdev->is_physfn)
+		timer_delete(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer);
+
 	pm_runtime_forbid(&pdev->dev);
 
 	/* Clean up MHI state */
@@ -1220,7 +1222,10 @@ static void mhi_pci_recovery_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "Recovery completed\n");
 
 	set_bit(MHI_PCI_DEV_STARTED, &mhi_pdev->status);
-	mod_timer(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer, jiffies + HEALTH_CHECK_PERIOD);
+
+	if (pdev->is_physfn)
+		mod_timer(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer, jiffies + HEALTH_CHECK_PERIOD);
+
 	return;
 
 err_unprepare:
@@ -1307,7 +1312,9 @@ static int mhi_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	else
 		mhi_cntrl_config = info->config;
 
-	timer_setup(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer, health_check, 0);
+	/* Initialize health check monitor only for Physical functions */
+	if (pdev->is_physfn)
+		timer_setup(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer, health_check, 0);
 
 	mhi_cntrl = &mhi_pdev->mhi_cntrl;
 
@@ -1371,7 +1378,8 @@ static int mhi_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	set_bit(MHI_PCI_DEV_STARTED, &mhi_pdev->status);
 
 	/* start health check */
-	mod_timer(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer, jiffies + HEALTH_CHECK_PERIOD);
+	if (pdev->is_physfn)
+		mod_timer(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer, jiffies + HEALTH_CHECK_PERIOD);
 
 	/* Allow runtime suspend only if both PME from D3Hot and M3 are supported */
 	if (pci_pme_capable(pdev, PCI_D3hot) && !(info->no_m3)) {
@@ -1396,7 +1404,8 @@ static void mhi_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct mhi_pci_device *mhi_pdev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl = &mhi_pdev->mhi_cntrl;
 
-	timer_delete_sync(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer);
+	if (pdev->is_physfn)
+		timer_delete_sync(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer);
 	cancel_work_sync(&mhi_pdev->recovery_work);
 
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(MHI_PCI_DEV_STARTED, &mhi_pdev->status)) {
@@ -1424,7 +1433,8 @@ static void mhi_pci_reset_prepare(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "reset\n");
 
-	timer_delete(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer);
+	if (pdev->is_physfn)
+		timer_delete(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer);
 
 	/* Clean up MHI state */
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(MHI_PCI_DEV_STARTED, &mhi_pdev->status)) {
@@ -1469,7 +1479,8 @@ static void mhi_pci_reset_done(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	}
 
 	set_bit(MHI_PCI_DEV_STARTED, &mhi_pdev->status);
-	mod_timer(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer, jiffies + HEALTH_CHECK_PERIOD);
+	if (pdev->is_physfn)
+		mod_timer(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer, jiffies + HEALTH_CHECK_PERIOD);
 }
 
 static pci_ers_result_t mhi_pci_error_detected(struct pci_dev *pdev,
@@ -1534,7 +1545,9 @@ static int  __maybe_unused mhi_pci_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	if (test_and_set_bit(MHI_PCI_DEV_SUSPENDED, &mhi_pdev->status))
 		return 0;
 
-	timer_delete(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer);
+	if (pdev->is_physfn)
+		timer_delete(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer);
+
 	cancel_work_sync(&mhi_pdev->recovery_work);
 
 	if (!test_bit(MHI_PCI_DEV_STARTED, &mhi_pdev->status) ||
@@ -1585,7 +1598,8 @@ static int __maybe_unused mhi_pci_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 	}
 
 	/* Resume health check */
-	mod_timer(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer, jiffies + HEALTH_CHECK_PERIOD);
+	if (pdev->is_physfn)
+		mod_timer(&mhi_pdev->health_check_timer, jiffies + HEALTH_CHECK_PERIOD);
 
 	/* It can be a remote wakeup (no mhi runtime_get), update access time */
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(dev);