diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index 37ff8aed256d..b19cbfcd51da 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -659,6 +659,9 @@ static void hub_activate(struct usb_hub *hub, enum hub_activation_type type)
 			PREPARE_DELAYED_WORK(&hub->init_work, hub_init_func2);
 			schedule_delayed_work(&hub->init_work,
 					msecs_to_jiffies(delay));
+
+			/* Suppress autosuspend until init is done */
+			to_usb_interface(hub->intfdev)->pm_usage_cnt = 1;
 			return;		/* Continues at init2: below */
 		} else {
 			hub_power_on(hub, true);