diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-platform.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-platform.c
index bd7082f297bb..5756dc8e8e00 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-platform.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-platform.c
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ static int ehci_platform_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 					  "has-transaction-translator"))
 			hcd->has_tt = 1;
 
+		if (of_property_read_bool(dev->dev.of_node,
+					  "no-relinquish-port"))
+			ehci_platform_hc_driver.relinquish_port = NULL;
+
 		priv->num_phys = of_count_phandle_with_args(dev->dev.of_node,
 				"phys", "#phy-cells");