diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
index 25b87e99b4dd..2be38d9de8df 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
@@ -696,6 +696,8 @@ int xhci_run(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	xhci_dbg_trace(xhci, trace_xhci_dbg_init,
 			"Finished xhci_run for USB2 roothub");
 
+	set_bit(HCD_FLAG_DEFER_RH_REGISTER, &hcd->flags);
+
 	xhci_create_dbc_dev(xhci);
 
 	xhci_debugfs_init(xhci);