diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
index 888881e5f292..4aeb10034de7 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/driver.c
@@ -1822,10 +1822,13 @@ int usb_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	if (status == -EAGAIN || status == -EBUSY)
 		usb_mark_last_busy(udev);
 
-	/* The PM core reacts badly unless the return code is 0,
-	 * -EAGAIN, or -EBUSY, so always return -EBUSY on an error.
+	/*
+	 * The PM core reacts badly unless the return code is 0,
+	 * -EAGAIN, or -EBUSY, so always return -EBUSY on an error
+	 * (except for root hubs, because they don't suspend through
+	 * an upstream port like other USB devices).
 	 */
-	if (status != 0)
+	if (status != 0 && udev->parent)
 		return -EBUSY;
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index 090469ebfcff..229a73f64304 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -1691,8 +1691,19 @@ static int hub_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id *id)
 	 */
 	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(&hdev->dev, 0);
 
-	/* Hubs have proper suspend/resume support. */
-	usb_enable_autosuspend(hdev);
+	/*
+	 * Hubs have proper suspend/resume support, except for root hubs
+	 * where the controller driver doesn't have bus_suspend and
+	 * bus_resume methods.
+	 */
+	if (hdev->parent) {		/* normal device */
+		usb_enable_autosuspend(hdev);
+	} else {			/* root hub */
+		const struct hc_driver *drv = bus_to_hcd(hdev->bus)->driver;
+
+		if (drv->bus_suspend && drv->bus_resume)
+			usb_enable_autosuspend(hdev);
+	}
 
 	if (hdev->level == MAX_TOPO_LEVEL) {
 		dev_err(&intf->dev,