diff --git a/drivers/mfd/omap-usb-host.c b/drivers/mfd/omap-usb-host.c
index 7e96bb229724..41088ecbb2a9 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/omap-usb-host.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/omap-usb-host.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include <plat/cpu.h>
 #include <plat/usb.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
@@ -500,8 +501,21 @@ static void omap_usbhs_init(struct device *dev)
 	dev_dbg(dev, "starting TI HSUSB Controller\n");
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&omap->lock, flags);
 
+	if (pdata->ehci_data->phy_reset) {
+		if (gpio_is_valid(pdata->ehci_data->reset_gpio_port[0]))
+			gpio_request_one(pdata->ehci_data->reset_gpio_port[0],
+					 GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW, "USB1 PHY reset");
+
+		if (gpio_is_valid(pdata->ehci_data->reset_gpio_port[1]))
+			gpio_request_one(pdata->ehci_data->reset_gpio_port[1],
+					 GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW, "USB2 PHY reset");
+
+		/* Hold the PHY in RESET for enough time till DIR is high */
+		udelay(10);
+	}
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&omap->lock, flags);
 	omap->usbhs_rev = usbhs_read(omap->uhh_base, OMAP_UHH_REVISION);
 	dev_dbg(dev, "OMAP UHH_REVISION 0x%x\n", omap->usbhs_rev);
 
@@ -581,9 +595,39 @@ static void omap_usbhs_init(struct device *dev)
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&omap->lock, flags);
+
+	if (pdata->ehci_data->phy_reset) {
+		/* Hold the PHY in RESET for enough time till
+		 * PHY is settled and ready
+		 */
+		udelay(10);
+
+		if (gpio_is_valid(pdata->ehci_data->reset_gpio_port[0]))
+			gpio_set_value_cansleep
+				(pdata->ehci_data->reset_gpio_port[0], 1);
+
+		if (gpio_is_valid(pdata->ehci_data->reset_gpio_port[1]))
+			gpio_set_value_cansleep
+				(pdata->ehci_data->reset_gpio_port[1], 1);
+	}
+
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(dev);
 }
 
+static void omap_usbhs_deinit(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct usbhs_hcd_omap		*omap = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct usbhs_omap_platform_data	*pdata = &omap->platdata;
+
+	if (pdata->ehci_data->phy_reset) {
+		if (gpio_is_valid(pdata->ehci_data->reset_gpio_port[0]))
+			gpio_free(pdata->ehci_data->reset_gpio_port[0]);
+
+		if (gpio_is_valid(pdata->ehci_data->reset_gpio_port[1]))
+			gpio_free(pdata->ehci_data->reset_gpio_port[1]);
+	}
+}
+
 
 /**
  * usbhs_omap_probe - initialize TI-based HCDs
@@ -767,6 +811,7 @@ static int __devinit usbhs_omap_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	goto end_probe;
 
 err_alloc:
+	omap_usbhs_deinit(&pdev->dev);
 	iounmap(omap->tll_base);
 
 err_tll:
@@ -818,6 +863,7 @@ static int __devexit usbhs_omap_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct usbhs_hcd_omap *omap = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+	omap_usbhs_deinit(&pdev->dev);
 	iounmap(omap->tll_base);
 	iounmap(omap->uhh_base);
 	clk_put(omap->init_60m_fclk);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-omap.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-omap.c
index 17cfb8a1131c..c30435499a02 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-omap.c
@@ -281,14 +281,13 @@ static int ehci_hcd_omap_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Hold PHYs in reset while initializing EHCI controller */
 	if (pdata->phy_reset) {
 		if (gpio_is_valid(pdata->reset_gpio_port[0]))
-			gpio_request_one(pdata->reset_gpio_port[0],
-					 GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW, "USB1 PHY reset");
+			gpio_set_value_cansleep(pdata->reset_gpio_port[0], 0);
 
 		if (gpio_is_valid(pdata->reset_gpio_port[1]))
-			gpio_request_one(pdata->reset_gpio_port[1],
-					 GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW, "USB2 PHY reset");
+			gpio_set_value_cansleep(pdata->reset_gpio_port[1], 0);
 
 		/* Hold the PHY in RESET for enough time till DIR is high */
 		udelay(10);
@@ -330,6 +329,11 @@ static int ehci_hcd_omap_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	omap_ehci->hcs_params = readl(&omap_ehci->caps->hcs_params);
 
 	ehci_reset(omap_ehci);
+	ret = usb_add_hcd(hcd, irq, IRQF_SHARED);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to add hcd with err %d\n", ret);
+		goto err_add_hcd;
+	}
 
 	if (pdata->phy_reset) {
 		/* Hold the PHY in RESET for enough time till
@@ -344,12 +348,6 @@ static int ehci_hcd_omap_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			gpio_set_value_cansleep(pdata->reset_gpio_port[1], 1);
 	}
 
-	ret = usb_add_hcd(hcd, irq, IRQF_SHARED);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to add hcd with err %d\n", ret);
-		goto err_add_hcd;
-	}
-
 	/* root ports should always stay powered */
 	ehci_port_power(omap_ehci, 1);