diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
index c72c8c5c1c5a858470dda715aa07be1794fc6795..1e276d5662f25683c4a7c141404c0f4781c2c308 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
@@ -534,12 +534,18 @@ static int dwc3_core_init(struct dwc3 *dwc)
 
 	reg = dwc3_readl(dwc->regs, DWC3_GSNPSID);
 	/* This should read as U3 followed by revision number */
-	if ((reg & DWC3_GSNPSID_MASK) != 0x55330000) {
+	if ((reg & DWC3_GSNPSID_MASK) == 0x55330000) {
+		/* Detected DWC_usb3 IP */
+		dwc->revision = reg;
+	} else if ((reg & DWC3_GSNPSID_MASK) == 0x33310000) {
+		/* Detected DWC_usb31 IP */
+		dwc->revision = dwc3_readl(dwc->regs, DWC3_VER_NUMBER);
+		dwc->revision |= DWC3_REVISION_IS_DWC31;
+	} else {
 		dev_err(dwc->dev, "this is not a DesignWare USB3 DRD Core\n");
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto err0;
 	}
-	dwc->revision = reg;
 
 	/*
 	 * Write Linux Version Code to our GUID register so it's easy to figure
diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.h b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.h
index 91887455133addb04970ab7d4e067db5695df58e..0d65be7445527826c8de34b93d6b15b5a954d6cc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.h
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@
 #define DWC3_GPRTBIMAP_FS0	0xc188
 #define DWC3_GPRTBIMAP_FS1	0xc18c
 
+#define DWC3_VER_NUMBER		0xc1a0
+#define DWC3_VER_TYPE		0xc1a4
+
 #define DWC3_GUSB2PHYCFG(n)	(0xc200 + (n * 0x04))
 #define DWC3_GUSB2I2CCTL(n)	(0xc240 + (n * 0x04))
 
@@ -771,6 +774,14 @@ struct dwc3 {
 	u32			num_event_buffers;
 	u32			u1u2;
 	u32			maximum_speed;
+
+	/*
+	 * All 3.1 IP version constants are greater than the 3.0 IP
+	 * version constants. This works for most version checks in
+	 * dwc3. However, in the future, this may not apply as
+	 * features may be developed on newer versions of the 3.0 IP
+	 * that are not in the 3.1 IP.
+	 */
 	u32			revision;
 
 #define DWC3_REVISION_173A	0x5533173a
@@ -793,6 +804,13 @@ struct dwc3 {
 #define DWC3_REVISION_270A	0x5533270a
 #define DWC3_REVISION_280A	0x5533280a
 
+/*
+ * NOTICE: we're using bit 31 as a "is usb 3.1" flag. This is really
+ * just so dwc31 revisions are always larger than dwc3.
+ */
+#define DWC3_REVISION_IS_DWC31		0x80000000
+#define DWC3_USB31_REVISION_110A	(0x3131302a | DWC3_REVISION_IS_USB31)
+
 	enum dwc3_ep0_next	ep0_next_event;
 	enum dwc3_ep0_state	ep0state;
 	enum dwc3_link_state	link_state;