diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_pci.c b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_pci.c
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_pci.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_pci.c
@@ -1223,16 +1223,9 @@
 	if (!lkpi_pci_bar_id_valid(bar))
 		return (-EINVAL);
 
-	/*
-	 * If the bar is not valid, return success without adding the BAR;
-	 * otherwise linuxkpi_pcim_request_all_regions() will error.
-	 */
-	if (pci_resource_len(pdev, bar) == 0)
-		return (0);
-	/* Likewise if it is neither IO nor MEM, nothing to do for us. */
 	type = pci_resource_type(pdev, bar);
 	if (type < 0)
-		return (0);
+		return (-ENODEV);
 
 	rid = PCIR_BAR(bar);
 	res = bus_alloc_resource_any(pdev->dev.bsddev, type, &rid,
@@ -1300,7 +1293,7 @@
 
 	for (bar = 0; bar <= PCIR_MAX_BAR_0; bar++) {
 		error = lkpi_pci_request_region(pdev, bar, res_name, true);
-		if (error != 0) {
+		if (error != 0 && error != -ENODEV) {
 			device_printf(pdev->dev.bsddev, "%s: bar %d res_name '%s': "
 			    "lkpi_pci_request_region returned %d\n", __func__,
 			    bar, res_name, error);