diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-evm.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-evm.dts
index 648a67e74d1b..e8ec8756e498 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-evm.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am335x-evm.dts
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@
 
 			usb@47401800 {
 				status = "okay";
+				dr_mode = "host";
 			};
 
 			dma-controller@07402000  {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/musb/musb_dsps.c b/drivers/usb/musb/musb_dsps.c
index 392406da3751..4047cbb91bac 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/musb/musb_dsps.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/musb/musb_dsps.c
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ static void dsps_musb_try_idle(struct musb *musb, unsigned long timeout)
 		glue->last_timer = jiffies;
 		return;
 	}
+	if (musb->port_mode == MUSB_PORT_MODE_HOST)
+		return;
 
 	if (time_after(glue->last_timer, timeout) &&
 				timer_pending(&glue->timer)) {