diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/devices.c
index 5f6b867e20b4..748b40cb7fcf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/devices.c
@@ -448,17 +448,20 @@ static struct tegra_ulpi_config tegra_ehci2_ulpi_phy_config = {
 struct tegra_ehci_platform_data tegra_ehci1_pdata = {
 	.operating_mode = TEGRA_USB_OTG,
 	.power_down_on_bus_suspend = 1,
+	.vbus_gpio = -1,
 };
 
 struct tegra_ehci_platform_data tegra_ehci2_pdata = {
 	.phy_config = &tegra_ehci2_ulpi_phy_config,
 	.operating_mode = TEGRA_USB_HOST,
 	.power_down_on_bus_suspend = 1,
+	.vbus_gpio = -1,
 };
 
 struct tegra_ehci_platform_data tegra_ehci3_pdata = {
 	.operating_mode = TEGRA_USB_HOST,
 	.power_down_on_bus_suspend = 1,
+	.vbus_gpio = -1,
 };
 
 static u64 tegra_ehci_dmamask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-tegra.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-tegra.c
index 73544bd440bd..9692bef159f5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-tegra.c
@@ -581,15 +581,16 @@ static const struct hc_driver tegra_ehci_hc_driver = {
 	.port_handed_over	= ehci_port_handed_over,
 };
 
-static int setup_vbus_gpio(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int setup_vbus_gpio(struct platform_device *pdev,
+			   struct tegra_ehci_platform_data *pdata)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	int gpio;
 
-	if (!pdev->dev.of_node)
-		return 0;
-
-	gpio = of_get_named_gpio(pdev->dev.of_node, "nvidia,vbus-gpio", 0);
+	gpio = pdata->vbus_gpio;
+	if (!gpio_is_valid(gpio))
+		gpio = of_get_named_gpio(pdev->dev.of_node,
+					 "nvidia,vbus-gpio", 0);
 	if (!gpio_is_valid(gpio))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -633,7 +634,7 @@ static int tegra_ehci_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!pdev->dev.dma_mask)
 		pdev->dev.dma_mask = &tegra_ehci_dma_mask;
 
-	setup_vbus_gpio(pdev);
+	setup_vbus_gpio(pdev, pdata);
 
 	tegra = kzalloc(sizeof(struct tegra_ehci_hcd), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!tegra)
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/tegra_usb.h b/include/linux/platform_data/tegra_usb.h
index 6bca5b569acb..66c673fef408 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_data/tegra_usb.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_data/tegra_usb.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct tegra_ehci_platform_data {
 	/* power down the phy on bus suspend */
 	int power_down_on_bus_suspend;
 	void *phy_config;
+	int vbus_gpio;
 };
 
 #endif /* _TEGRA_USB_H_ */