diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/isp116x-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/isp116x-hcd.c
index ce1ca0ba0515c9a848d320dee18aaa29e5738808..4dda31b268929e4b74e7828d9d4af04764a475ee 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/isp116x-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/isp116x-hcd.c
@@ -1562,11 +1562,12 @@ static int __devinit isp116x_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct usb_hcd *hcd;
 	struct isp116x *isp116x;
-	struct resource *addr, *data;
+	struct resource *addr, *data, *ires;
 	void __iomem *addr_reg;
 	void __iomem *data_reg;
 	int irq;
 	int ret = 0;
+	unsigned long irqflags;
 
 	if (pdev->num_resources < 3) {
 		ret = -ENODEV;
@@ -1575,12 +1576,16 @@ static int __devinit isp116x_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	data = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	addr = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 1);
-	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	if (!addr || !data || irq < 0) {
+	ires = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_IRQ, 0);
+
+	if (!addr || !data || !ires) {
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto err1;
 	}
 
+	irq = ires->start;
+	irqflags = ires->flags & IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK;
+
 	if (pdev->dev.dma_mask) {
 		DBG("DMA not supported\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -1634,7 +1639,7 @@ static int __devinit isp116x_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err6;
 	}
 
-	ret = usb_add_hcd(hcd, irq, IRQF_DISABLED);
+	ret = usb_add_hcd(hcd, irq, irqflags | IRQF_DISABLED);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err6;
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/r8a66597-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/r8a66597-hcd.c
index ea7126f99cab33643c6d4e368a6f1b18fc0cd33c..3a45ad275b411bdaa626b99868167e2189cd1c63 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/r8a66597-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/r8a66597-hcd.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static unsigned short endian;
 module_param(endian, ushort, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(endian, "data endian: big=256, little=0 (default=0)");
 
-static unsigned short irq_sense = INTL;
+static unsigned short irq_sense = 0xff;
 module_param(irq_sense, ushort, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(irq_sense, "IRQ sense: low level=32, falling edge=0 "
 		"(default=32)");
@@ -2263,7 +2263,7 @@ static int __init_or_module r8a66597_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 #define resource_len(r) (((r)->end - (r)->start) + 1)
 static int __init r8a66597_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct resource *res = NULL;
+	struct resource *res = NULL, *ires;
 	int irq = -1;
 	void __iomem *reg = NULL;
 	struct usb_hcd *hcd = NULL;
@@ -2286,13 +2286,16 @@ static int __init r8a66597_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto clean_up;
 	}
 
-	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	if (irq < 0) {
+	ires = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_IRQ, 0);
+	if (!ires) {
 		ret = -ENODEV;
-		err("platform_get_irq error.");
+		err("platform_get_resource IORESOURCE_IRQ error.");
 		goto clean_up;
 	}
 
+	irq = ires->start;
+	irq_trigger = ires->flags & IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK;
+
 	reg = ioremap(res->start, resource_len(res));
 	if (reg == NULL) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -2329,10 +2332,30 @@ static int __init r8a66597_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&r8a66597->child_device);
 
 	hcd->rsrc_start = res->start;
-	if (irq_sense == INTL)
-		irq_trigger = IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW;
-	else
-		irq_trigger = IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING;
+
+	/* irq_sense setting on cmdline takes precedence over resource
+	 * settings, so the introduction of irqflags in IRQ resourse
+	 * won't disturb existing setups */
+	switch (irq_sense) {
+		case INTL:
+			irq_trigger = IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW;
+			break;
+		case 0:
+			irq_trigger = IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING;
+			break;
+		case 0xff:
+			if (irq_trigger)
+				irq_sense = (irq_trigger & IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW) ?
+					    INTL : 0;
+			else {
+				irq_sense = INTL;
+				irq_trigger = IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW;
+			}
+			break;
+		default:
+			err("Unknown irq_sense value.");
+	}
+
 	ret = usb_add_hcd(hcd, irq, IRQF_DISABLED | irq_trigger);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		err("Failed to add hcd");
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/sl811-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/sl811-hcd.c
index 8a74bbb57d08bee72ec63fea25ad6e7aa96d0bff..e106e9d48d4ad282870acf04aac010ea95a40458 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/sl811-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/sl811-hcd.c
@@ -1620,22 +1620,26 @@ sl811h_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
 	struct usb_hcd		*hcd;
 	struct sl811		*sl811;
-	struct resource		*addr, *data;
+	struct resource		*addr, *data, *ires;
 	int			irq;
 	void __iomem		*addr_reg;
 	void __iomem		*data_reg;
 	int			retval;
 	u8			tmp, ioaddr = 0;
+	unsigned long		irqflags;
 
 	/* basic sanity checks first.  board-specific init logic should
 	 * have initialized these three resources and probably board
 	 * specific platform_data.  we don't probe for IRQs, and do only
 	 * minimal sanity checking.
 	 */
-	irq = platform_get_irq(dev, 0);
-	if (dev->num_resources < 3 || irq < 0)
+	ires = platform_get_resource(dev, IORESOURCE_IRQ, 0);
+	if (dev->num_resources < 3 || !ires)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	irq = ires->start;
+	irqflags = ires->flags & IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK;
+
 	/* refuse to confuse usbcore */
 	if (dev->dev.dma_mask) {
 		DBG("no we won't dma\n");
@@ -1717,8 +1721,11 @@ sl811h_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	 * triggers (e.g. most ARM CPUs).  Initial driver stress testing
 	 * was on a system with single edge triggering, so most sorts of
 	 * triggering arrangement should work.
+	 *
+	 * Use resource IRQ flags if set by platform device setup.
 	 */
-	retval = usb_add_hcd(hcd, irq, IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_SHARED);
+	irqflags |= IRQF_SHARED;
+	retval = usb_add_hcd(hcd, irq, IRQF_DISABLED | irqflags);
 	if (retval != 0)
 		goto err6;