diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index 4f7629d1ba6a..5da5394127e9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -4758,6 +4758,8 @@ static void hub_events(void)
 
 		/* deal with port status changes */
 		for (i = 1; i <= hdev->maxchild; i++) {
+			struct usb_device *udev = hub->ports[i - 1]->child;
+
 			if (test_bit(i, hub->busy_bits))
 				continue;
 			connect_change = test_bit(i, hub->change_bits);
@@ -4856,8 +4858,6 @@ static void hub_events(void)
 			 */
 			if (hub_port_warm_reset_required(hub, portstatus)) {
 				int status;
-				struct usb_device *udev =
-					hub->ports[i - 1]->child;
 
 				dev_dbg(hub_dev, "warm reset port %d\n", i);
 				if (!udev ||
@@ -4874,6 +4874,24 @@ static void hub_events(void)
 					usb_unlock_device(udev);
 					connect_change = 0;
 				}
+			/*
+			 * On disconnect USB3 protocol ports transit from U0 to
+			 * SS.Inactive to Rx.Detect. If this happens a warm-
+			 * reset is not needed, but a (re)connect may happen
+			 * before khubd runs and sees the disconnect, and the
+			 * device may be an unknown state.
+			 *
+			 * If the port went through SS.Inactive without khubd
+			 * seeing it the C_LINK_STATE change flag will be set,
+			 * and we reset the dev to put it in a known state.
+			 */
+			} else if (udev && hub_is_superspeed(hub->hdev) &&
+				   (portchange & USB_PORT_STAT_C_LINK_STATE) &&
+				   (portstatus & USB_PORT_STAT_CONNECTION)) {
+				usb_lock_device(udev);
+				usb_reset_device(udev);
+				usb_unlock_device(udev);
+				connect_change = 0;
 			}
 
 			if (connect_change)