diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-omap.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-omap.c
index 992d963b91fc1a713a1f533104fa22a82f636118..8905ba4e482ab74ea9ace019ab3b5df89686c65c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-omap.c
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@
 #define	OMAP_UHH_DEBUG_CSR				(0x44)
 
 /* EHCI Register Set */
+#define EHCI_INSNREG04					(0xA0)
+#define EHCI_INSNREG04_DISABLE_UNSUSPEND		(1 << 5)
 #define	EHCI_INSNREG05_ULPI				(0xA4)
 #define	EHCI_INSNREG05_ULPI_CONTROL_SHIFT		31
 #define	EHCI_INSNREG05_ULPI_PORTSEL_SHIFT		24
@@ -382,6 +384,18 @@ static int omap_start_ehc(struct ehci_hcd_omap *omap, struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	dev_dbg(omap->dev, "UHH setup done, uhh_hostconfig=%x\n", reg);
 
 
+	/*
+	 * An undocumented "feature" in the OMAP3 EHCI controller,
+	 * causes suspended ports to be taken out of suspend when
+	 * the USBCMD.Run/Stop bit is cleared (for example when
+	 * we do ehci_bus_suspend).
+	 * This breaks suspend-resume if the root-hub is allowed
+	 * to suspend. Writing 1 to this undocumented register bit
+	 * disables this feature and restores normal behavior.
+	 */
+	ehci_omap_writel(omap->ehci_base, EHCI_INSNREG04,
+				EHCI_INSNREG04_DISABLE_UNSUSPEND);
+
 	if ((omap->port_mode[0] == EHCI_HCD_OMAP_MODE_TLL) ||
 		(omap->port_mode[1] == EHCI_HCD_OMAP_MODE_TLL) ||
 			(omap->port_mode[2] == EHCI_HCD_OMAP_MODE_TLL)) {