diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
index ad81e9a508b1..f6af479188e8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
@@ -3031,6 +3031,11 @@ irqreturn_t xhci_irq(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	if (!(status & STS_EINT))
 		goto out;
 
+	if (status & STS_HCE) {
+		xhci_warn(xhci, "WARNING: Host Controller Error\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (status & STS_FATAL) {
 		xhci_warn(xhci, "WARNING: Host System Error\n");
 		xhci_halt(xhci);