diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
index 020b58528d9083b4ce8800972f8853917eee9dfe..f026991d0bdf0492feabab93307706fa2ea1c512 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
@@ -375,18 +375,24 @@ struct usb_device *usb_alloc_dev(struct usb_device *parent,
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(!parent)) {
 		dev->devpath[0] = '0';
+		dev->route = 0;
 
 		dev->dev.parent = bus->controller;
 		dev_set_name(&dev->dev, "usb%d", bus->busnum);
 		root_hub = 1;
 	} else {
 		/* match any labeling on the hubs; it's one-based */
-		if (parent->devpath[0] == '0')
+		if (parent->devpath[0] == '0') {
 			snprintf(dev->devpath, sizeof dev->devpath,
 				"%d", port1);
-		else
+			/* Root ports are not counted in route string */
+			dev->route = 0;
+		} else {
 			snprintf(dev->devpath, sizeof dev->devpath,
 				"%s.%d", parent->devpath, port1);
+			dev->route = parent->route +
+				(port1 << ((parent->level - 1)*4));
+		}
 
 		dev->dev.parent = &parent->dev;
 		dev_set_name(&dev->dev, "%d-%s", bus->busnum, dev->devpath);
diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h
index fb1f2a32ae05a9008dd0a4c85bfd52ddff5a0463..2b380a16c62f496975b04aa8b2121457e6d053a7 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb.h
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ struct usb_tt;
  * struct usb_device - kernel's representation of a USB device
  * @devnum: device number; address on a USB bus
  * @devpath: device ID string for use in messages (e.g., /port/...)
+ * @route: tree topology hex string for use with xHCI
  * @state: device state: configured, not attached, etc.
  * @speed: device speed: high/full/low (or error)
  * @tt: Transaction Translator info; used with low/full speed dev, highspeed hub
@@ -427,6 +428,7 @@ struct usb_tt;
 struct usb_device {
 	int		devnum;
 	char		devpath [16];
+	u32		route;
 	enum usb_device_state	state;
 	enum usb_device_speed	speed;