diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/ctl.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/ctl.c
index 2427d73be731..2ec1af8f7968 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/ctl.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/ctl.c
@@ -930,6 +930,23 @@ struct tb_cfg_result tb_cfg_write_raw(struct tb_ctl *ctl, const void *buffer,
 	return res;
 }
 
+static int tb_cfg_get_error(struct tb_ctl *ctl, enum tb_cfg_space space,
+			    const struct tb_cfg_result *res)
+{
+	/*
+	 * For unimplemented ports access to port config space may return
+	 * TB_CFG_ERROR_INVALID_CONFIG_SPACE (alternatively their type is
+	 * set to TB_TYPE_INACTIVE). In the former case return -ENODEV so
+	 * that the caller can mark the port as disabled.
+	 */
+	if (space == TB_CFG_PORT &&
+	    res->tb_error == TB_CFG_ERROR_INVALID_CONFIG_SPACE)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	tb_cfg_print_error(ctl, res);
+	return -EIO;
+}
+
 int tb_cfg_read(struct tb_ctl *ctl, void *buffer, u64 route, u32 port,
 		enum tb_cfg_space space, u32 offset, u32 length)
 {
@@ -942,8 +959,7 @@ int tb_cfg_read(struct tb_ctl *ctl, void *buffer, u64 route, u32 port,
 
 	case 1:
 		/* Thunderbolt error, tb_error holds the actual number */
-		tb_cfg_print_error(ctl, &res);
-		return -EIO;
+		return tb_cfg_get_error(ctl, space, &res);
 
 	case -ETIMEDOUT:
 		tb_ctl_warn(ctl, "timeout reading config space %u from %#x\n",
@@ -969,8 +985,7 @@ int tb_cfg_write(struct tb_ctl *ctl, const void *buffer, u64 route, u32 port,
 
 	case 1:
 		/* Thunderbolt error, tb_error holds the actual number */
-		tb_cfg_print_error(ctl, &res);
-		return -EIO;
+		return tb_cfg_get_error(ctl, space, &res);
 
 	case -ETIMEDOUT:
 		tb_ctl_warn(ctl, "timeout writing config space %u to %#x\n",
diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/eeprom.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/eeprom.c
index 2366406e49ac..ee5196479854 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/eeprom.c
@@ -525,10 +525,6 @@ int tb_drom_read(struct tb_switch *sw)
 		sw->ports[3].dual_link_port = &sw->ports[4];
 		sw->ports[4].dual_link_port = &sw->ports[3];
 
-		/* Port 5 is inaccessible on this gen 1 controller */
-		if (sw->config.device_id == PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_LIGHT_RIDGE)
-			sw->ports[5].disabled = true;
-
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/switch.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/switch.c
index 5668a44e0653..64f845fe4690 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/switch.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/switch.c
@@ -611,8 +611,14 @@ static int tb_init_port(struct tb_port *port)
 	int cap;
 
 	res = tb_port_read(port, &port->config, TB_CFG_PORT, 0, 8);
-	if (res)
+	if (res) {
+		if (res == -ENODEV) {
+			tb_dbg(port->sw->tb, " Port %d: not implemented\n",
+			       port->port);
+			return 0;
+		}
 		return res;
+	}
 
 	/* Port 0 is the switch itself and has no PHY. */
 	if (port->config.type == TB_TYPE_PORT && port->port != 0) {