diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/usb3503.c b/drivers/usb/misc/usb3503.c
index 777102e05c3bdc4742649ee4d81c0c51a387955d..8f5dff20dcb49ffc996c4bb300fefa5336fff419 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/usb3503.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/usb3503.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static int usb3503_probe(struct usb3503 *hub)
 	struct usb3503_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(dev);
 	struct device_node *np = dev->of_node;
 	int err;
-	u32 mode = USB3503_MODE_UNKNOWN;
+	u32 mode = USB3503_MODE_HUB;
 	const u32 *property;
 	int len;