diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.h b/drivers/usb/core/hub.h
index fcad5f9d12f0..048c797f394c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ struct usb_hub {
  * @port_owner: port's owner
  * @peer: related usb2 and usb3 ports (share the same connector)
  * @connect_type: port's connect type
+ * @location: opaque representation of platform connector location
  * @portnum: port index num based one
  * @power_is_on: port's power state
  * @did_runtime_put: port has done pm_runtime_put().
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ struct usb_port {
 	struct usb_dev_state *port_owner;
 	struct usb_port *peer;
 	enum usb_port_connect_type connect_type;
+	usb_port_location_t location;
 	u8 portnum;
 	unsigned power_is_on:1;
 	unsigned did_runtime_put:1;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/port.c b/drivers/usb/core/port.c
index 9b7496b52f2a..aea54e8dfe47 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/port.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/port.c
@@ -188,8 +188,42 @@ static void unlink_peers(struct usb_port *left, struct usb_port *right)
 }
 
 /*
- * Set the default peer port for root hubs, or via the upstream peer
- * relationship for all other hubs
+ * For each usb hub device in the system check to see if it is in the
+ * peer domain of the given port_dev, and if it is check to see if it
+ * has a port that matches the given port by location
+ */
+static int match_location(struct usb_device *peer_hdev, void *p)
+{
+	int port1;
+	struct usb_hcd *hcd, *peer_hcd;
+	struct usb_port *port_dev = p, *peer;
+	struct usb_hub *peer_hub = usb_hub_to_struct_hub(peer_hdev);
+	struct usb_device *hdev = to_usb_device(port_dev->dev.parent->parent);
+
+	if (!peer_hub)
+		return 0;
+
+	hcd = bus_to_hcd(hdev->bus);
+	peer_hcd = bus_to_hcd(peer_hdev->bus);
+	/* peer_hcd is provisional until we verify it against the known peer */
+	if (peer_hcd != hcd->shared_hcd)
+		return 0;
+
+	for (port1 = 1; port1 <= peer_hdev->maxchild; port1++) {
+		peer = peer_hub->ports[port1 - 1];
+		if (peer && peer->location == port_dev->location) {
+			link_peers(port_dev, peer);
+			return 1; /* done */
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Find the peer port either via explicit platform firmware "location"
+ * data, the peer hcd for root hubs, or the upstream peer relationship
+ * for all other hubs.
  */
 static void find_and_link_peer(struct usb_hub *hub, int port1)
 {
@@ -198,7 +232,17 @@ static void find_and_link_peer(struct usb_hub *hub, int port1)
 	struct usb_device *peer_hdev;
 	struct usb_hub *peer_hub;
 
-	if (!hdev->parent) {
+	/*
+	 * If location data is available then we can only peer this port
+	 * by a location match, not the default peer (lest we create a
+	 * situation where we need to go back and undo a default peering
+	 * when the port is later peered by location data)
+	 */
+	if (port_dev->location) {
+		/* we link the peer in match_location() if found */
+		usb_for_each_dev(port_dev, match_location);
+		return;
+	} else if (!hdev->parent) {
 		struct usb_hcd *hcd = bus_to_hcd(hdev->bus);
 		struct usb_hcd *peer_hcd = hcd->shared_hcd;
 
@@ -225,8 +269,12 @@ static void find_and_link_peer(struct usb_hub *hub, int port1)
 	if (!peer_hub || port1 > peer_hdev->maxchild)
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * we found a valid default peer, last check is to make sure it
+	 * does not have location data
+	 */
 	peer = peer_hub->ports[port1 - 1];
-	if (peer)
+	if (peer && peer->location == 0)
 		link_peers(port_dev, peer);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb-acpi.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb-acpi.c
index d3e7e1b4125e..2776cfe64c09 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb-acpi.c
@@ -85,19 +85,13 @@ int usb_acpi_set_power_state(struct usb_device *hdev, int index, bool enable)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_acpi_set_power_state);
 
-static int usb_acpi_check_port_connect_type(struct usb_device *hdev,
-	acpi_handle handle, int port1)
+static enum usb_port_connect_type usb_acpi_get_connect_type(acpi_handle handle,
+		struct acpi_pld_info *pld)
 {
 	enum usb_port_connect_type connect_type = USB_PORT_CONNECT_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
 	struct acpi_buffer buffer = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
-	struct usb_hub *hub = usb_hub_to_struct_hub(hdev);
-	struct acpi_pld_info *pld;
 	union acpi_object *upc;
 	acpi_status status;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	if (!hub)
-		return 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * According to ACPI Spec 9.13. PLD indicates whether usb port is
@@ -107,15 +101,10 @@ static int usb_acpi_check_port_connect_type(struct usb_device *hdev,
 	 * a usb device is directly hard-wired to the port. If no visible and
 	 * no connectable, the port would be not used.
 	 */
-	status = acpi_get_physical_device_location(handle, &pld);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	status = acpi_evaluate_object(handle, "_UPC", NULL, &buffer);
 	upc = buffer.pointer;
 	if (!upc || (upc->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE)
 		|| upc->package.count != 4) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -126,14 +115,18 @@ static int usb_acpi_check_port_connect_type(struct usb_device *hdev,
 			connect_type = USB_PORT_CONNECT_TYPE_HARD_WIRED;
 	else if (!pld->user_visible)
 		connect_type = USB_PORT_NOT_USED;
-	hub->ports[port1 - 1]->connect_type = connect_type;
-
 out:
-	ACPI_FREE(pld);
 	kfree(upc);
-	return ret;
+	return connect_type;
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * Private to usb-acpi, all the core needs to know is that
+ * port_dev->location is non-zero when it has been set by the firmware.
+ */
+#define USB_ACPI_LOCATION_VALID (1 << 31)
+
 static struct acpi_device *usb_acpi_find_companion(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct usb_device *udev;
@@ -164,6 +157,9 @@ static struct acpi_device *usb_acpi_find_companion(struct device *dev)
 	} else if (is_usb_port(dev)) {
 		struct usb_port *port_dev = to_usb_port(dev);
 		int port1 = port_dev->portnum;
+		struct acpi_pld_info *pld;
+		acpi_handle *handle;
+		acpi_status status;
 
 		/* Get the struct usb_device point of port's hub */
 		udev = to_usb_device(dev->parent->parent);
@@ -194,7 +190,16 @@ static struct acpi_device *usb_acpi_find_companion(struct device *dev)
 			if (!adev)
 				return NULL;
 		}
-		usb_acpi_check_port_connect_type(udev, adev->handle, port1);
+		handle = adev->handle;
+		status = acpi_get_physical_device_location(handle, &pld);
+		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) || !pld)
+			return adev;
+
+		port_dev->location = USB_ACPI_LOCATION_VALID
+			| pld->group_token << 8 | pld->group_position;
+		port_dev->connect_type = usb_acpi_get_connect_type(handle, pld);
+		ACPI_FREE(pld);
+
 		return adev;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.h b/drivers/usb/core/usb.h
index 6afa738b5ba4..98dc08e13448 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.h
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ extern void usbfs_conn_disc_event(void);
 extern int usb_devio_init(void);
 extern void usb_devio_cleanup(void);
 
+/*
+ * Firmware specific cookie identifying a port's location. '0' == no location
+ * data available
+ */
+typedef u32 usb_port_location_t;
+
 /* internal notify stuff */
 extern void usb_notify_add_device(struct usb_device *udev);
 extern void usb_notify_remove_device(struct usb_device *udev);