diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
index d9712c2602af..06eea8848ccc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
@@ -2816,6 +2816,7 @@ int usb_add_hcd(struct usb_hcd *hcd,
 {
 	int retval;
 	struct usb_device *rhdev;
+	struct usb_hcd *shared_hcd;
 
 	if (!hcd->skip_phy_initialization && usb_hcd_is_primary_hcd(hcd)) {
 		hcd->phy_roothub = usb_phy_roothub_alloc(hcd->self.sysdev);
@@ -2976,13 +2977,26 @@ int usb_add_hcd(struct usb_hcd *hcd,
 		goto err_hcd_driver_start;
 	}
 
-	/* starting here, usbcore will pay attention to this root hub */
-	retval = register_root_hub(hcd);
-	if (retval != 0)
-		goto err_register_root_hub;
+	/* starting here, usbcore will pay attention to the shared HCD roothub */
+	shared_hcd = hcd->shared_hcd;
+	if (!usb_hcd_is_primary_hcd(hcd) && shared_hcd && HCD_DEFER_RH_REGISTER(shared_hcd)) {
+		retval = register_root_hub(shared_hcd);
+		if (retval != 0)
+			goto err_register_root_hub;
 
-	if (hcd->uses_new_polling && HCD_POLL_RH(hcd))
-		usb_hcd_poll_rh_status(hcd);
+		if (shared_hcd->uses_new_polling && HCD_POLL_RH(shared_hcd))
+			usb_hcd_poll_rh_status(shared_hcd);
+	}
+
+	/* starting here, usbcore will pay attention to this root hub */
+	if (!HCD_DEFER_RH_REGISTER(hcd)) {
+		retval = register_root_hub(hcd);
+		if (retval != 0)
+			goto err_register_root_hub;
+
+		if (hcd->uses_new_polling && HCD_POLL_RH(hcd))
+			usb_hcd_poll_rh_status(hcd);
+	}
 
 	return retval;
 
@@ -3020,6 +3034,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_add_hcd);
 void usb_remove_hcd(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 {
 	struct usb_device *rhdev = hcd->self.root_hub;
+	bool rh_registered;
 
 	dev_info(hcd->self.controller, "remove, state %x\n", hcd->state);
 
@@ -3030,6 +3045,7 @@ void usb_remove_hcd(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 
 	dev_dbg(hcd->self.controller, "roothub graceful disconnect\n");
 	spin_lock_irq (&hcd_root_hub_lock);
+	rh_registered = hcd->rh_registered;
 	hcd->rh_registered = 0;
 	spin_unlock_irq (&hcd_root_hub_lock);
 
@@ -3039,7 +3055,8 @@ void usb_remove_hcd(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	cancel_work_sync(&hcd->died_work);
 
 	mutex_lock(&usb_bus_idr_lock);
-	usb_disconnect(&rhdev);		/* Sets rhdev to NULL */
+	if (rh_registered)
+		usb_disconnect(&rhdev);		/* Sets rhdev to NULL */
 	mutex_unlock(&usb_bus_idr_lock);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/hcd.h b/include/linux/usb/hcd.h
index 548a028f2dab..2c1fc9212cf2 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/hcd.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/hcd.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ struct usb_hcd {
 #define HCD_FLAG_RH_RUNNING		5	/* root hub is running? */
 #define HCD_FLAG_DEAD			6	/* controller has died? */
 #define HCD_FLAG_INTF_AUTHORIZED	7	/* authorize interfaces? */
+#define HCD_FLAG_DEFER_RH_REGISTER	8	/* Defer roothub registration */
 
 	/* The flags can be tested using these macros; they are likely to
 	 * be slightly faster than test_bit().
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ struct usb_hcd {
 #define HCD_WAKEUP_PENDING(hcd)	((hcd)->flags & (1U << HCD_FLAG_WAKEUP_PENDING))
 #define HCD_RH_RUNNING(hcd)	((hcd)->flags & (1U << HCD_FLAG_RH_RUNNING))
 #define HCD_DEAD(hcd)		((hcd)->flags & (1U << HCD_FLAG_DEAD))
+#define HCD_DEFER_RH_REGISTER(hcd) ((hcd)->flags & (1U << HCD_FLAG_DEFER_RH_REGISTER))
 
 	/*
 	 * Specifies if interfaces are authorized by default