diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.c
index 7bccbe50bab1..a29b681b562e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.c
@@ -673,11 +673,12 @@ static struct pci_driver xhci_pci_driver = {
 	/* suspend and resume implemented later */
 
 	.shutdown = 	usb_hcd_pci_shutdown,
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	.driver = {
-		.pm = &usb_hcd_pci_pm_ops
-	},
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM
+		.pm = &usb_hcd_pci_pm_ops,
 #endif
+		.probe_type = PROBE_PREFER_ASYNCHRONOUS,
+	},
 };
 
 static int __init xhci_pci_init(void)