diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-tegra.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-tegra.c
index c1c1024a054c..9a3d7db5be57 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-tegra.c
@@ -81,15 +81,23 @@ static int tegra_reset_usb_controller(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct usb_hcd *hcd = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct tegra_ehci_hcd *tegra =
 		(struct tegra_ehci_hcd *)hcd_to_ehci(hcd)->priv;
+	bool has_utmi_pad_registers = false;
 
 	phy_np = of_parse_phandle(pdev->dev.of_node, "nvidia,phy", 0);
 	if (!phy_np)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
+	if (of_property_read_bool(phy_np, "nvidia,has-utmi-pad-registers"))
+		has_utmi_pad_registers = true;
+
 	if (!usb1_reset_attempted) {
 		struct reset_control *usb1_reset;
 
-		usb1_reset = of_reset_control_get(phy_np, "utmi-pads");
+		if (!has_utmi_pad_registers)
+			usb1_reset = of_reset_control_get(phy_np, "utmi-pads");
+		else
+			usb1_reset = tegra->rst;
+
 		if (IS_ERR(usb1_reset)) {
 			dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
 				 "can't get utmi-pads reset from the PHY\n");
@@ -99,13 +107,15 @@ static int tegra_reset_usb_controller(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			reset_control_assert(usb1_reset);
 			udelay(1);
 			reset_control_deassert(usb1_reset);
+
+			if (!has_utmi_pad_registers)
+				reset_control_put(usb1_reset);
 		}
 
-		reset_control_put(usb1_reset);
 		usb1_reset_attempted = true;
 	}
 
-	if (!of_property_read_bool(phy_np, "nvidia,has-utmi-pad-registers")) {
+	if (!has_utmi_pad_registers) {
 		reset_control_assert(tegra->rst);
 		udelay(1);
 		reset_control_deassert(tegra->rst);