diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hcd-pci.c b/drivers/usb/core/hcd-pci.c
index f71e8e307e0f..d37088591d9a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd-pci.c
@@ -363,8 +363,7 @@ static int check_root_hub_suspended(struct device *dev)
 	struct pci_dev		*pci_dev = to_pci_dev(dev);
 	struct usb_hcd		*hcd = pci_get_drvdata(pci_dev);
 
-	if (!(hcd->state == HC_STATE_SUSPENDED ||
-			hcd->state == HC_STATE_HALT)) {
+	if (HCD_RH_RUNNING(hcd)) {
 		dev_warn(dev, "Root hub is not suspended\n");
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
@@ -386,7 +385,7 @@ static int suspend_common(struct device *dev, bool do_wakeup)
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
 
-	if (hcd->driver->pci_suspend) {
+	if (hcd->driver->pci_suspend && !HCD_DEAD(hcd)) {
 		/* Optimization: Don't suspend if a root-hub wakeup is
 		 * pending and it would cause the HCD to wake up anyway.
 		 */
@@ -427,7 +426,7 @@ static int resume_common(struct device *dev, int event)
 	struct usb_hcd		*hcd = pci_get_drvdata(pci_dev);
 	int			retval;
 
-	if (hcd->state != HC_STATE_SUSPENDED) {
+	if (HCD_RH_RUNNING(hcd)) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "can't resume, not suspended!\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -442,7 +441,7 @@ static int resume_common(struct device *dev, int event)
 
 	clear_bit(HCD_FLAG_SAW_IRQ, &hcd->flags);
 
-	if (hcd->driver->pci_resume) {
+	if (hcd->driver->pci_resume && !HCD_DEAD(hcd)) {
 		if (event != PM_EVENT_AUTO_RESUME)
 			wait_for_companions(pci_dev, hcd);
 
@@ -475,10 +474,10 @@ static int hcd_pci_suspend_noirq(struct device *dev)
 
 	pci_save_state(pci_dev);
 
-	/* If the root hub is HALTed rather than SUSPENDed,
+	/* If the root hub is dead rather than suspended,
 	 * disallow remote wakeup.
 	 */
-	if (hcd->state == HC_STATE_HALT)
+	if (HCD_DEAD(hcd))
 		device_set_wakeup_enable(dev, 0);
 	dev_dbg(dev, "wakeup: %d\n", device_may_wakeup(dev));
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
index 24765fd6cf12..e7d0c4571bbe 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ static int register_root_hub(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 		spin_unlock_irq (&hcd_root_hub_lock);
 
 		/* Did the HC die before the root hub was registered? */
-		if (hcd->state == HC_STATE_HALT)
+		if (HCD_DEAD(hcd) || hcd->state == HC_STATE_HALT)
 			usb_hc_died (hcd);	/* This time clean up */
 	}
 
@@ -1089,13 +1089,10 @@ int usb_hcd_link_urb_to_ep(struct usb_hcd *hcd, struct urb *urb)
 	 * Check the host controller's state and add the URB to the
 	 * endpoint's queue.
 	 */
-	switch (hcd->state) {
-	case HC_STATE_RUNNING:
-	case HC_STATE_RESUMING:
+	if (HCD_RH_RUNNING(hcd)) {
 		urb->unlinked = 0;
 		list_add_tail(&urb->urb_list, &urb->ep->urb_list);
-		break;
-	default:
+	} else {
 		rc = -ESHUTDOWN;
 		goto done;
 	}
@@ -1931,7 +1928,7 @@ int usb_hcd_get_frame_number (struct usb_device *udev)
 {
 	struct usb_hcd	*hcd = bus_to_hcd(udev->bus);
 
-	if (!HC_IS_RUNNING (hcd->state))
+	if (!HCD_RH_RUNNING(hcd))
 		return -ESHUTDOWN;
 	return hcd->driver->get_frame_number (hcd);
 }
@@ -1948,9 +1945,15 @@ int hcd_bus_suspend(struct usb_device *rhdev, pm_message_t msg)
 
 	dev_dbg(&rhdev->dev, "bus %s%s\n",
 			(msg.event & PM_EVENT_AUTO ? "auto-" : ""), "suspend");
+	if (HCD_DEAD(hcd)) {
+		dev_dbg(&rhdev->dev, "skipped %s of dead bus\n", "suspend");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (!hcd->driver->bus_suspend) {
 		status = -ENOENT;
 	} else {
+		clear_bit(HCD_FLAG_RH_RUNNING, &hcd->flags);
 		hcd->state = HC_STATE_QUIESCING;
 		status = hcd->driver->bus_suspend(hcd);
 	}
@@ -1958,7 +1961,12 @@ int hcd_bus_suspend(struct usb_device *rhdev, pm_message_t msg)
 		usb_set_device_state(rhdev, USB_STATE_SUSPENDED);
 		hcd->state = HC_STATE_SUSPENDED;
 	} else {
-		hcd->state = old_state;
+		spin_lock_irq(&hcd_root_hub_lock);
+		if (!HCD_DEAD(hcd)) {
+			set_bit(HCD_FLAG_RH_RUNNING, &hcd->flags);
+			hcd->state = old_state;
+		}
+		spin_unlock_irq(&hcd_root_hub_lock);
 		dev_dbg(&rhdev->dev, "bus %s fail, err %d\n",
 				"suspend", status);
 	}
@@ -1973,9 +1981,13 @@ int hcd_bus_resume(struct usb_device *rhdev, pm_message_t msg)
 
 	dev_dbg(&rhdev->dev, "usb %s%s\n",
 			(msg.event & PM_EVENT_AUTO ? "auto-" : ""), "resume");
+	if (HCD_DEAD(hcd)) {
+		dev_dbg(&rhdev->dev, "skipped %s of dead bus\n", "resume");
+		return 0;
+	}
 	if (!hcd->driver->bus_resume)
 		return -ENOENT;
-	if (hcd->state == HC_STATE_RUNNING)
+	if (HCD_RH_RUNNING(hcd))
 		return 0;
 
 	hcd->state = HC_STATE_RESUMING;
@@ -1984,10 +1996,15 @@ int hcd_bus_resume(struct usb_device *rhdev, pm_message_t msg)
 	if (status == 0) {
 		/* TRSMRCY = 10 msec */
 		msleep(10);
-		usb_set_device_state(rhdev, rhdev->actconfig
-				? USB_STATE_CONFIGURED
-				: USB_STATE_ADDRESS);
-		hcd->state = HC_STATE_RUNNING;
+		spin_lock_irq(&hcd_root_hub_lock);
+		if (!HCD_DEAD(hcd)) {
+			usb_set_device_state(rhdev, rhdev->actconfig
+					? USB_STATE_CONFIGURED
+					: USB_STATE_ADDRESS);
+			set_bit(HCD_FLAG_RH_RUNNING, &hcd->flags);
+			hcd->state = HC_STATE_RUNNING;
+		}
+		spin_unlock_irq(&hcd_root_hub_lock);
 	} else {
 		hcd->state = old_state;
 		dev_dbg(&rhdev->dev, "bus %s fail, err %d\n",
@@ -2098,7 +2115,7 @@ irqreturn_t usb_hcd_irq (int irq, void *__hcd)
 	 */
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 
-	if (unlikely(hcd->state == HC_STATE_HALT || !HCD_HW_ACCESSIBLE(hcd))) {
+	if (unlikely(HCD_DEAD(hcd) || !HCD_HW_ACCESSIBLE(hcd))) {
 		rc = IRQ_NONE;
 	} else if (hcd->driver->irq(hcd) == IRQ_NONE) {
 		rc = IRQ_NONE;
@@ -2132,6 +2149,8 @@ void usb_hc_died (struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	dev_err (hcd->self.controller, "HC died; cleaning up\n");
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave (&hcd_root_hub_lock, flags);
+	clear_bit(HCD_FLAG_RH_RUNNING, &hcd->flags);
+	set_bit(HCD_FLAG_DEAD, &hcd->flags);
 	if (hcd->rh_registered) {
 		clear_bit(HCD_FLAG_POLL_RH, &hcd->flags);
 
@@ -2274,6 +2293,12 @@ int usb_add_hcd(struct usb_hcd *hcd,
 	 */
 	device_init_wakeup(&rhdev->dev, 1);
 
+	/* HCD_FLAG_RH_RUNNING doesn't matter until the root hub is
+	 * registered.  But since the controller can die at any time,
+	 * let's initialize the flag before touching the hardware.
+	 */
+	set_bit(HCD_FLAG_RH_RUNNING, &hcd->flags);
+
 	/* "reset" is misnamed; its role is now one-time init. the controller
 	 * should already have been reset (and boot firmware kicked off etc).
 	 */
@@ -2341,6 +2366,7 @@ int usb_add_hcd(struct usb_hcd *hcd,
 	return retval;
 
 error_create_attr_group:
+	clear_bit(HCD_FLAG_RH_RUNNING, &hcd->flags);
 	if (HC_IS_RUNNING(hcd->state))
 		hcd->state = HC_STATE_QUIESCING;
 	spin_lock_irq(&hcd_root_hub_lock);
@@ -2393,6 +2419,7 @@ void usb_remove_hcd(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	usb_get_dev(rhdev);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&rhdev->dev.kobj, &usb_bus_attr_group);
 
+	clear_bit(HCD_FLAG_RH_RUNNING, &hcd->flags);
 	if (HC_IS_RUNNING (hcd->state))
 		hcd->state = HC_STATE_QUIESCING;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/hcd.h b/include/linux/usb/hcd.h
index 9cfba4f2457b..8b65068c6af9 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/hcd.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/hcd.h
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ struct usb_hcd {
 #define HCD_FLAG_POLL_RH		2	/* poll for rh status? */
 #define HCD_FLAG_POLL_PENDING		3	/* status has changed? */
 #define HCD_FLAG_WAKEUP_PENDING		4	/* root hub is resuming? */
+#define HCD_FLAG_RH_RUNNING		5	/* root hub is running? */
+#define HCD_FLAG_DEAD			6	/* controller has died? */
 
 	/* The flags can be tested using these macros; they are likely to
 	 * be slightly faster than test_bit().
@@ -108,6 +110,8 @@ struct usb_hcd {
 #define HCD_POLL_RH(hcd)	((hcd)->flags & (1U << HCD_FLAG_POLL_RH))
 #define HCD_POLL_PENDING(hcd)	((hcd)->flags & (1U << HCD_FLAG_POLL_PENDING))
 #define HCD_WAKEUP_PENDING(hcd)	((hcd)->flags & (1U << HCD_FLAG_WAKEUP_PENDING))
+#define HCD_RH_RUNNING(hcd)	((hcd)->flags & (1U << HCD_FLAG_RH_RUNNING))
+#define HCD_DEAD(hcd)		((hcd)->flags & (1U << HCD_FLAG_DEAD))
 
 	/* Flags that get set only during HCD registration or removal. */
 	unsigned		rh_registered:1;/* is root hub registered? */