diff --git a/drivers/phy/allwinner/phy-sun4i-usb.c b/drivers/phy/allwinner/phy-sun4i-usb.c
index 881078ff73f60de895ad321401370c7dbdd7f8cc..15c8fc2abf01fcd303f67b6e4801c7937cf70184 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/allwinner/phy-sun4i-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/allwinner/phy-sun4i-usb.c
@@ -481,8 +481,11 @@ static int sun4i_usb_phy_set_mode(struct phy *_phy, enum phy_mode mode)
 	struct sun4i_usb_phy_data *data = to_sun4i_usb_phy_data(phy);
 	int new_mode;
 
-	if (phy->index != 0)
+	if (phy->index != 0) {
+		if (mode == PHY_MODE_USB_HOST)
+			return 0;
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	switch (mode) {
 	case PHY_MODE_USB_HOST: