diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/pci-quirks.c b/drivers/usb/host/pci-quirks.c
index 32dada8c8b4f31e639227d120203482fe487d229..39b2612342fd956fb54028b1eb9bfd622644e046 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/pci-quirks.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/pci-quirks.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/kconfig.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
@@ -742,6 +743,19 @@ void usb_enable_xhci_ports(struct pci_dev *xhci_pdev)
 {
 	u32		ports_available;
 
+	/* Don't switchover the ports if the user hasn't compiled the xHCI
+	 * driver.  Otherwise they will see "dead" USB ports that don't power
+	 * the devices.
+	 */
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_USB_XHCI_HCD)) {
+		dev_warn(&xhci_pdev->dev,
+				"CONFIG_USB_XHCI_HCD is turned off, "
+				"defaulting to EHCI.\n");
+		dev_warn(&xhci_pdev->dev,
+				"USB 3.0 devices will work at USB 2.0 speeds.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	ports_available = 0xffffffff;
 	/* Write USB3_PSSEN, the USB 3.0 Port SuperSpeed Enable
 	 * Register, to turn on SuperSpeed terminations for all