diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
index ead5f4f2aa5a43ecf189000e9b0322888675d1a0..d120059bbbf7d54a42c3293b0b8387cece80f615 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ static int ehci_pci_setup(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 		return retval;
 
 	switch (pdev->vendor) {
+	case PCI_VENDOR_ID_NEC:
+		ehci->need_io_watchdog = 0;
+		break;
 	case PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL:
 		ehci->need_io_watchdog = 0;
 		if (pdev->device == 0x27cc) {