diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
index 1e741bca0265..f034716190ff 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
@@ -2151,8 +2151,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_bus_start_enum);
 irqreturn_t usb_hcd_irq (int irq, void *__hcd)
 {
 	struct usb_hcd		*hcd = __hcd;
+	unsigned long		flags;
 	irqreturn_t		rc;
 
+	/* IRQF_DISABLED doesn't work correctly with shared IRQs
+	 * when the first handler doesn't use it.  So let's just
+	 * assume it's never used.
+	 */
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+
 	if (unlikely(HCD_DEAD(hcd) || !HCD_HW_ACCESSIBLE(hcd)))
 		rc = IRQ_NONE;
 	else if (hcd->driver->irq(hcd) == IRQ_NONE)
@@ -2160,6 +2167,7 @@ irqreturn_t usb_hcd_irq (int irq, void *__hcd)
 	else
 		rc = IRQ_HANDLED;
 
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	return rc;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_hcd_irq);
@@ -2347,6 +2355,14 @@ static int usb_hcd_request_irqs(struct usb_hcd *hcd,
 	int retval;
 
 	if (hcd->driver->irq) {
+
+		/* IRQF_DISABLED doesn't work as advertised when used together
+		 * with IRQF_SHARED. As usb_hcd_irq() will always disable
+		 * interrupts we can remove it here.
+		 */
+		if (irqflags & IRQF_SHARED)
+			irqflags &= ~IRQF_DISABLED;
+
 		snprintf(hcd->irq_descr, sizeof(hcd->irq_descr), "%s:usb%d",
 				hcd->driver->description, hcd->self.busnum);
 		retval = request_irq(irqnum, &usb_hcd_irq, irqflags,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ls1x.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ls1x.c
index ca759652626b..aa0f328922df 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ls1x.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-ls1x.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int ehci_hcd_ls1x_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_put_hcd;
 	}
 
-	ret = usb_add_hcd(hcd, irq, IRQF_SHARED);
+	ret = usb_add_hcd(hcd, irq, IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_SHARED);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_put_hcd;
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-xls.c b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-xls.c
index 84201cd1a472..41e378f17c66 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ohci-xls.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ohci-xls.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static int ohci_xls_probe_internal(const struct hc_driver *driver,
 		goto err3;
 	}
 
-	retval = usb_add_hcd(hcd, irq, IRQF_SHARED);
+	retval = usb_add_hcd(hcd, irq, IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_SHARED);
 	if (retval != 0)
 		goto err4;
 	return retval;