diff --git a/drivers/usb/early/ehci-dbgp.c b/drivers/usb/early/ehci-dbgp.c
index 06e05ea17871..b88cb65b64e0 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/early/ehci-dbgp.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/early/ehci-dbgp.c
@@ -933,3 +933,26 @@ struct console early_dbgp_console = {
 	.flags =	CON_PRINTBUFFER,
 	.index =	-1,
 };
+
+int dbgp_reset_prep(void)
+{
+	u32 ctrl;
+
+	dbgp_not_safe = 1;
+	if (!ehci_debug)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (early_dbgp_console.index != -1 &&
+		!(early_dbgp_console.flags & CON_BOOT))
+		return 1;
+	/* This means the console is not initialized, or should get
+	 * shutdown so as to allow for reuse of the usb device, which
+	 * means it is time to shutdown the usb debug port. */
+	ctrl = readl(&ehci_debug->control);
+	if (ctrl & DBGP_ENABLED) {
+		ctrl &= ~(DBGP_CLAIM);
+		writel(ctrl, &ehci_debug->control);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dbgp_reset_prep);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
index 4f89d7ffd53a..9835e0713943 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
@@ -240,6 +240,11 @@ static int ehci_reset (struct ehci_hcd *ehci)
 	int	retval;
 	u32	command = ehci_readl(ehci, &ehci->regs->command);
 
+	/* If the EHCI debug controller is active, special care must be
+	 * taken before and after a host controller reset */
+	if (ehci->debug && !dbgp_reset_prep())
+		ehci->debug = NULL;
+
 	command |= CMD_RESET;
 	dbg_cmd (ehci, "reset", command);
 	ehci_writel(ehci, command, &ehci->regs->command);
@@ -260,6 +265,9 @@ static int ehci_reset (struct ehci_hcd *ehci)
 	if (ehci_is_TDI(ehci))
 		tdi_reset (ehci);
 
+	if (ehci->debug)
+		dbgp_external_startup();
+
 	return retval;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c
index 818647c33da8..6b5e4d18d4bf 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hub.c
@@ -855,6 +855,15 @@ static int ehci_hub_control (
 	case SetPortFeature:
 		selector = wIndex >> 8;
 		wIndex &= 0xff;
+		if (unlikely(ehci->debug)) {
+			/* If the debug port is active any port
+			 * feature requests should get denied */
+			if (wIndex == HCS_DEBUG_PORT(ehci->hcs_params) &&
+			    (readl(&ehci->debug->control) & DBGP_ENABLED)) {
+				retval = -ENODEV;
+				goto error_exit;
+			}
+		}
 		if (!wIndex || wIndex > ports)
 			goto error;
 		wIndex--;
@@ -951,6 +960,7 @@ error:
 		/* "stall" on error */
 		retval = -EPIPE;
 	}
+error_exit:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore (&ehci->lock, flags);
 	return retval;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
index a88ad517ec5c..378861b9d79a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-pci.c
@@ -27,28 +27,8 @@
 /* called after powerup, by probe or system-pm "wakeup" */
 static int ehci_pci_reinit(struct ehci_hcd *ehci, struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
-	u32			temp;
 	int			retval;
 
-	/* optional debug port, normally in the first BAR */
-	temp = pci_find_capability(pdev, 0x0a);
-	if (temp) {
-		pci_read_config_dword(pdev, temp, &temp);
-		temp >>= 16;
-		if ((temp & (3 << 13)) == (1 << 13)) {
-			temp &= 0x1fff;
-			ehci->debug = ehci_to_hcd(ehci)->regs + temp;
-			temp = ehci_readl(ehci, &ehci->debug->control);
-			ehci_info(ehci, "debug port %d%s\n",
-				HCS_DEBUG_PORT(ehci->hcs_params),
-				(temp & DBGP_ENABLED)
-					? " IN USE"
-					: "");
-			if (!(temp & DBGP_ENABLED))
-				ehci->debug = NULL;
-		}
-	}
-
 	/* we expect static quirk code to handle the "extended capabilities"
 	 * (currently just BIOS handoff) allowed starting with EHCI 0.96
 	 */
@@ -195,6 +175,25 @@ static int ehci_pci_setup(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	/* optional debug port, normally in the first BAR */
+	temp = pci_find_capability(pdev, 0x0a);
+	if (temp) {
+		pci_read_config_dword(pdev, temp, &temp);
+		temp >>= 16;
+		if ((temp & (3 << 13)) == (1 << 13)) {
+			temp &= 0x1fff;
+			ehci->debug = ehci_to_hcd(ehci)->regs + temp;
+			temp = ehci_readl(ehci, &ehci->debug->control);
+			ehci_info(ehci, "debug port %d%s\n",
+				HCS_DEBUG_PORT(ehci->hcs_params),
+				(temp & DBGP_ENABLED)
+					? " IN USE"
+					: "");
+			if (!(temp & DBGP_ENABLED))
+				ehci->debug = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
 	ehci_reset(ehci);
 
 	/* at least the Genesys GL880S needs fixup here */
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/ehci_def.h b/include/linux/usb/ehci_def.h
index 07851e05d763..1909d924f816 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/ehci_def.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/ehci_def.h
@@ -179,6 +179,16 @@ extern struct console early_dbgp_console;
 #ifdef CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK_DBGP
 /* Call backs from ehci host driver to ehci debug driver */
 extern int dbgp_external_startup(void);
+extern int dbgp_reset_prep(void);
+#else
+static inline int dbgp_reset_prep(void)
+{
+	return 1;
+}
+static inline int dbgp_external_startup(void)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_USB_EHCI_DEF_H */