diff --git a/drivers/phy/phy-sun4i-usb.c b/drivers/phy/phy-sun4i-usb.c
index ddc399536c5c..4ba9856ac71a 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/phy-sun4i-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/phy-sun4i-usb.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/clk.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/extcon.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ static int sun4i_usb_phy_power_on(struct phy *_phy)
 	phy->regulator_on = true;
 
 	/* We must report Vbus high within OTG_TIME_A_WAIT_VRISE msec. */
-	if (phy->index == 0 && data->phy0_poll)
+	if (phy->index == 0 && data->vbus_det_gpio && data->phy0_poll)
 		mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &data->detect, DEBOUNCE_TIME);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ static int sun4i_usb_phy_power_off(struct phy *_phy)
 	 * phy0 vbus typically slowly discharges, sometimes this causes the
 	 * Vbus gpio to not trigger an edge irq on Vbus off, so force a rescan.
 	 */
-	if (phy->index == 0 && !data->phy0_poll)
+	if (phy->index == 0 && data->vbus_det_gpio && !data->phy0_poll)
 		mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &data->detect, POLL_TIME);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -359,7 +360,10 @@ static void sun4i_usb_phy0_id_vbus_det_scan(struct work_struct *work)
 	int id_det, vbus_det, id_notify = 0, vbus_notify = 0;
 
 	id_det = gpiod_get_value_cansleep(data->id_det_gpio);
-	vbus_det = gpiod_get_value_cansleep(data->vbus_det_gpio);
+	if (data->vbus_det_gpio)
+		vbus_det = gpiod_get_value_cansleep(data->vbus_det_gpio);
+	else
+		vbus_det = 1; /* Report vbus as high */
 
 	mutex_lock(&phy0->mutex);
 
@@ -369,6 +373,16 @@ static void sun4i_usb_phy0_id_vbus_det_scan(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 	if (id_det != data->id_det) {
+		/*
+		 * When a host cable (id == 0) gets plugged in on systems
+		 * without vbus detection report vbus low for long enough for
+		 * the musb-ip to end the current device session.
+		 */
+		if (!data->vbus_det_gpio && id_det == 0) {
+			sun4i_usb_phy0_set_vbus_detect(phy0, 0);
+			msleep(200);
+			sun4i_usb_phy0_set_vbus_detect(phy0, 1);
+		}
 		sun4i_usb_phy0_set_id_detect(phy0, id_det);
 		data->id_det = id_det;
 		id_notify = 1;
@@ -382,9 +396,22 @@ static void sun4i_usb_phy0_id_vbus_det_scan(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	mutex_unlock(&phy0->mutex);
 
-	if (id_notify)
+	if (id_notify) {
 		extcon_set_cable_state_(data->extcon, EXTCON_USB_HOST,
 					!id_det);
+		/*
+		 * When a host cable gets unplugged (id == 1) on systems
+		 * without vbus detection report vbus low for long enough to
+		 * the musb-ip to end the current host session.
+		 */
+		if (!data->vbus_det_gpio && id_det == 1) {
+			mutex_lock(&phy0->mutex);
+			sun4i_usb_phy0_set_vbus_detect(phy0, 0);
+			msleep(1000);
+			sun4i_usb_phy0_set_vbus_detect(phy0, 1);
+			mutex_unlock(&phy0->mutex);
+		}
+	}
 
 	if (vbus_notify)
 		extcon_set_cable_state_(data->extcon, EXTCON_USB, vbus_det);
@@ -495,9 +522,9 @@ static int sun4i_usb_phy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		data->vbus_det_gpio = NULL;
 	}
 
-	/* We either want both gpio pins or neither (when in host mode) */
-	if (!data->id_det_gpio != !data->vbus_det_gpio) {
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to get id or vbus detect pin\n");
+	/* vbus_det without id_det makes no sense, and is not supported */
+	if (data->vbus_det_gpio && !data->id_det_gpio) {
+		dev_err(dev, "usb0_id_det missing or invalid\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
@@ -565,7 +592,8 @@ static int sun4i_usb_phy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	data->id_det_irq = gpiod_to_irq(data->id_det_gpio);
 	data->vbus_det_irq = gpiod_to_irq(data->vbus_det_gpio);
-	if (data->id_det_irq  < 0 || data->vbus_det_irq < 0)
+	if ((data->id_det_gpio && data->id_det_irq < 0) ||
+	    (data->vbus_det_gpio && data->vbus_det_irq < 0))
 		data->phy0_poll = true;
 
 	if (data->id_det_irq >= 0) {