diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/uhci-debug.c b/drivers/usb/host/uhci-debug.c
index 20cc58b97807..e52b954dda47 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/uhci-debug.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/uhci-debug.c
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ static int uhci_show_urbp(struct urb_priv *urbp, char *buf, int len, int space)
 	}
 
 	out += sprintf(out, "%s%s", ptype, (urbp->fsbr ? " FSBR" : ""));
-	out += sprintf(out, " Actlen=%d", urbp->urb->actual_length);
+	out += sprintf(out, " Actlen=%d%s", urbp->urb->actual_length,
+			(urbp->qh->type == USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_CONTROL ?
+				"-8" : ""));
 
 	if (urbp->urb->unlinked)
 		out += sprintf(out, " Unlinked=%d", urbp->urb->unlinked);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/uhci-q.c b/drivers/usb/host/uhci-q.c
index 58f873679145..3e5807d14ffb 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/uhci-q.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/uhci-q.c
@@ -899,8 +899,6 @@ static int uhci_submit_control(struct uhci_hcd *uhci, struct urb *urb,
 	}
 	if (qh->state != QH_STATE_ACTIVE)
 		qh->skel = skel;
-
-	urb->actual_length = -8;	/* Account for the SETUP packet */
 	return 0;
 
 nomem:
@@ -1494,11 +1492,10 @@ __acquires(uhci->lock)
 
 	if (qh->type == USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_CONTROL) {
 
-		/* urb->actual_length < 0 means the setup transaction didn't
-		 * complete successfully.  Either it failed or the URB was
-		 * unlinked first.  Regardless, don't confuse people with a
-		 * negative length. */
-		urb->actual_length = max(urb->actual_length, 0);
+		/* Subtract off the length of the SETUP packet from
+		 * urb->actual_length.
+		 */
+		urb->actual_length -= min_t(u32, 8, urb->actual_length);
 	}
 
 	/* When giving back the first URB in an Isochronous queue,